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GEOS Contest Winners Announced 




December 1988 

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FEATURES 
42 Who's Number One? 

Readers past judgment in RUN'S Reader Choice Awards. 

48 Crazy Caverns* by John Ryan 

Help Santa find .ill the presents in this C-t>! game. 
52 Finance 128* by Jim Wickes 

Step up to high Jimmce with this loan and investment calculator. 
58 GEOS Contest Winners 

Meet the winners of Berkeley Softworks' Desktop Publishing Contest. 

G6 Dear Santa. . . by Barbara Miniz 

Commodore's peripherals give Santa their software Christmas list. 

7G Journey to the Center of Your Commodore by Ellen Rule 

Board the Commodore bus Lor a tour inside your computer. 
86 Math Match* by David Schneider 

Learning arithmetic is no problem when you're concentrating on having fun. 
90 Fighting Diabetes with a Commodore by Jerry McLoin 

A chapter of the American Diabetes Association grabs attention with a C-154. 

DEPARTMENTS 

G RUrUnjiruc Ruminations 

The results of two steroid-free contests. 

10 MAGIC by Tim Walsh 

The original column of hints and tips for performing Commodore computing 
wizardry. 

16 Mega-Mao tc* fry Lou Wallace 

Scroll your backgrounds up the screen. 
18 News and New Products 

Recent developments and releases in the world of Commodore computing. 
24 Mail RUN 

Input from out readers, 
28 Software Gallery Reviews of: 

• Wasteland • \faiuKrame 

• Irtter.s for You; Numbers • [ittxter 

Count: Opposite* Attract • The Hunt lor Red 

• Arkanoid October 

38 Hardware Gallery Reviews of: 

• Super Graphic Gold • Li. Kcni.il 

94 Easy Applications* by I.oren Lovhaug 

Keep addresses and phone numbers of everyone you know or need to know, Kir 
the C- 128. 

102 g e dWatc h h by I Vny n e Dempsry 

Make your own clesk'l'op icons. 
10G Telecomputing Workshop by I, men I. witting 

QuanluniLink gets scrutinized by its own CM2H Special Interest Group SYSOP. 

109 Commodore Clinic Ay Lou Wallace 

Answers to your questions ahout Commodore computing. 

110 Authors Wanted! 

Have you an interesting program or an iiiiiile about Commodore computing? 
Send it in! 

113 Type-in Troubles? 

Troubleshooting tips for entering listings. 

119 RUN's Checksum Program 

120 Coming Attractions: List of Advertisers 

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Pt RUSHER 

s 1 ep] [ i s robblns 

Koiior in Chief 
Dennis Brisson 

Managincj Editor 
Swain Pratt 

Senior kuitor 
Beth S. Jala 

Associate editor 
Harold It. Bjornsen 

Technical Manager 
Lou Wallace 

Technical Editor 
Timothy Walsh 

Copy Editor 
PegLePage 

contributing editors 

robert kodadek; robert rockefeller; 

John Ryan 

Am Director 
Howard G. Hafp 

designers 
Anne Dillon 
Laura Johnson 

Production 
Alana Korda 

Associate Publisher and 

National advertising sales manager 

Kenneth Blakeman 

Sales RtMUatNTATTVES 
Nancv Potter-Thompson 
Barbara Hoy 

Class Ad Sales-East Coast 
Heather Paquette 
603 924-9471 

Advertising Coordinator 
Sue Donohoe 

Customer Service representative 

SUSAN Majzkl 

Secretary 
Margot Swanson 

West Coast Office: 

WES thin States Sales Manager 

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Marketing manager 
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Marketing coordinator 
Laura Livingston 

Executive Assistant to Pubijsher 
LisaLaFleur 



Entire contents copyright 1988 by IDG Com- 
munications/Peterborough, Inc. No part of thij 
publication may be printed or otherwise re- 
produced without written permission from tbr 
publisher. Programs published in this magazine 
are for the personal use of the reader; they may 
not be copied or distributed. All rights re- 
served. RUN assumes no responsibility for er- 
rors or omissions in editorial or advertising 
con lei it, RUN does not assume any liability for 
advertisers' claims. 



RUNNING 

Ruminations 

Withdrawing from the Gold 

Are you suffering from post Olympic depression? Having diffi- 
culty adjusting to life without hour after hour of televised competi- 
tion? Do you still yearn for the excitement, artistry and athletic 
prowess of worldwide contenders vying for Olympic gold? 

Well, this issue, which contains the results of some intense rivalry, 
should soothe your competitive instincts. We have the results of not 
one, but two contests in the personal computing arena. 

First, we list the winners of RUN'S Reader Choice Awards. 

In a hallot published in the magazine this summer, RUN asked 
readers to vote for their favorite software in 19 different categories, 
ranging from utilities to arcade games. 

Like an Olympic sculler without oars, a computerist needs soft- 
ware to make his computer perform. We wanted to find out what 
software RUN readers preferred. We were also curious as to the 
criteria readers used in making their software selec- 
tions. We speculate thai their selections depended 
on the software's features and case of use, its recog- 
nition value, its performance and the reputation of 
the company. Or, simply, readers may have selected 
the software because it was the first {and only) one 
they tried. 

The results of our first-ever contest yielded a 
number of upsets. Some long-time performers that 
have been on the market for 4-5 years are, surpris- 
ingly, still represented in the winner's circle, along 
with more recent releases that maximize the sound 
and graphics capabilities of the Commodore. 

The complete voting results begin on page 42. See how your fa- 
vorites fared with other RUN readers. 

Also on this month's sporting card are the results of Berkeley 
Soft works' desktop publishing contest. GEOS users were invited to 
submit their entries in any of seven different categories. The win- 
ning entries were selected by a distinguished panel of judges (com- 
posed of RUN editors). Beginning on page 58, we publish the seven 
winners, as well as some others that, although not selected for one 
of the top prizes, were high in creativity and imagination. It ap- 
pears that desktop publishing applications are finding wide accep- 
tance among Commodore 64 and 128 users. 

As in the Olympics, it's not the winning that's the main thing, it's 
the participation. Thanks to all the contestants. 

In keeping with the holiday season, we're presenting an arcade 
game that's sure to put you in the spirit of the season, and, for a 
look at the software coming onto the market that supports the 
Commodore peripherals — the mouse, the 3'/2-inch disk drive and 
the RAM expander — see the article on page 66. 

For those of you who always wondered what makes your com- 
puter tick — but were hesitant about taking a peek yourself — we 
provide a close-up view of the chips and electronic circuitry and an 
explanation of how your computer operates. For an informative 
tour of the inside of your computer, turn to page 76, It's must 
reading for novices and experienced computerises alike. 



Here are the 

results of two 

events of 

Olympic 

proportions. 






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Editor-in-Chief 



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Get in the spirit of the season with some holiday 
■magic; learn Morse code; shake your screens. 
Compiled by TIM WALSH 



S4EA Winter Wonderland 

Get friends and family into holiday spirits with this upbeat 
version of Felix Bernard's "Winter Wonderland." It works in 
both 64 and 128 modes, 

REM WINTER WONDERLAND - JOE CHARNETSKI 

:REM*203 
1 R=54272 :FORI=RTOR+23 : POKEI , 0:NEXT: POKER 

+5,9: POKER+6 , 1 2 : POKER+24 , 1 5 :REM*1 99 
2f) FORJ=l T01 39 :READD, Z : POKER + 1 , D: POKER+4 , 3 

3:IF{J=3 3)OR(J=106)THEN RESTORE :REM*207 



30 


FORT= 




R + 24, 


40 


DATA 




,50,2 


50 


DATA 




,50,2 


60 


DATA 




,33,2 


70 


DATA 




,56,1 


80 


DATA 




,79,1 



1TOZ*1 1 7:NEXT:POKER+4, 32: 



50.2.50.1 .50.6.50.2.50.1 , 
,50,1,50,6,50,2,50,1,44,2 

50.6.50.2.63.2.63.1 .63.2, 
,50,1 ,50,2,44,6,42,2,42,1 
42,2,42,1 ,37,2,37,1 ,37,2, 
,33,1 ,56,2,56,1 ,37,2,37,1 
59,2,59,1 ,56,2,44,6,33,2, 
,37,2,37,1 ,59,2,59,1 ,56,6 
44,2,44,1 ,75,2,75,1,50,2, 
,75,2,59,6,59,2,67,1 ,75,2 



NEXT: POKE 
:REM*178 
42,2,50,6 
:REM*155 
56,6,56,2 
:REM*226 
37,1,33,6 
:REM*89 
33,1 ,56,2 
: REM* 7 3 
50,1 ,79,2 
:REM*37 



Trick of the Month 

S4EB Morse Code Mania 

Anyone familiar with Morse code can tell you it can be 
learned quickly through repetition. My 128- and 64-modc 1 1 
program, Morse Code Trainer, repeatedly sounds the dots 
and dashes of randomly chosen letters to ensure the 120 
gradual mastery of the code. 

When you run the program, you're prompted to enter 130 
a delay length to define how quickly a letter is sounded. 
You have ten seconds to respond, but you can adjust the i 4 
response time with the variable TS, 1 50 

O nee a let ter is sou 11 d ed , j i r ess t h e co rres pondingletter 1 g 
key. If you want the code repealed, press the minus sign 
key. Press + to see your score and * to quit the program. 1 70 

REM MORSE CODE TRAINER - KEN SLIGHT 180 

:REM*18 
10 POKE 53281 ,0:POKE53280,0: PRINT" {SHFT CL 190 

RHCTRL 2}"CHR$(14>CHR$<8) :REM*10 200 

20 T$="000010" :REM*48 

30 INPUT" DELAY LENGTH" ;D: IF D<0 THEN 30 

:REM*1 93 210 
40 PRINTTAB(10)"(SHFT CLRHCTRL 9} MORSE CO 

DE TRAINERfCRSR DN) " : A( 1 ) =20 : A{ 2 ) =200:S 

=54272 :REM*65 220 

50 DIM CODE<25,3) :REM*218 

60 FORT=0 TO 25:FORI=0 TO 3:READCODE <T,I) 2 30 

: NEXT: NEXT :REM*15 

70 FORK=S TO S+24:POKEK, 0; NEXT: PRINT: W%=RN 240 

D(1 )*26 :REM*78 

80 TI$="000000":FORI=0 TO 3 :C = CODE< Wft , I ) 250 

:HEM*3 
90 POKES+5,9:POKES+6,0:POKES+24,15:FOKES+1 260 

,25:POKES,157:POKES+4,32 :REM*161 

100 IF C<>0 THEN POKES +4,33:FORT=0 TO A(C 



) :NEXT :REM*126 

POKES +4,32: FORT=0TOD : NEXT : NEXT : PR INT : 
PR INT" ENTER LETTER:" :REM*109 

PRINT"- TO REPEAT, + TO SEE RATING, * 
TO QUIT" :REM*1 22 

GETAS:IFTI$<T$ AND A$o"-" ANDA$o" + " 
ANDA$o"*"ANDA$ = "" THEN 130 :REM*68 

IF A$=CHR$(65+W%> THEN 200 :REM*134 

IF A$="-" THEN 80 :REM*157 

IF A$='V'AND P>0 THEN GOSUB 220:GOTO80 

;REM*1 41 
IF A$="*"AND P>0 THEN GOSUB 220: END 

:REM*127 
IF TI$>TS OR A$OCHR${65 +W% ) THEN 210 

:REM*136 
GOTO 130 :REM*1 

PRINT" (CRSR DN}"CHRS(W% +65>", YOU GOT 
IT, TIME= "TI$:R=R+1 :P=P+1 :GOTO 70 

:REM*165 
PRINT" {CRSR DN) INCORRECT ANSWER, LETTE 
R IS "CHR$(65+W%) :P=P+1 :GOTO 70 

: REM* 221 
PRINT" (CTRL 2}TRIED="P" RIGHT="R"(2 SP 
ACEs}%="R/P*100:RETURN :REM*93 

DATA 0,0, 1,2, 2, 1,1, 1,2, 1,2, 1,0, 2, 1,1,0 
,0,0,1,1,1,2,1,0,2,2,1,1,1,1,1 :REM*246 
DATA 0,0,1,1,1,2,2,2,0,2,1,2,1,2,1,1,0 
,0,2, 2, 0,0, 2, 1,0, 2, 2, 2,1 ,2,2,1 :REM*247 
DATA 2,2,1,2,0,1,2,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,2,0 
,1,1, 2, 1,1, 1,2, 0,1, 2, 2, 2, 1,1, 2 :REM*85 
DATA 2,1 ,2,2,2,2,1 ,1 :REM*83 

—Ken Slight, Jefferson, wi 



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POKER ContBSt. 

Each month December 198S through 
April 1989 winners of 240 JOKER 
SOFTWARE games and 4 finalists will be 
randomly drawn from all entries received 
that month. 

With a guest, the 20 Finalists will be 
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POKER for a first prize of $100,000 in 
cash at the Golden Nuggot. 

1,220 Prizes Value $200,000 

1,200 Joker PC software games 

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each to eliminated Finalists $16,000 




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1. No purchase necessary to enter, 

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Drawings will be held from December, 19B8 
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6. Contest open to legal residents ol the U.S.A. and 
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entries received. 

8. Contest subject to complete olllclal rules. 



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MAGIC 



90 DATA 75,1,75,2,75,1,67,2,67,1,75,2,67,1 
,59,6 :REM*163 

—Joseph Charnetski, Plains, PA 
54EC Silver Bells 

"Silver Bells" is a much-enjoyed Christmas song written 
by Jay Livings! (in and Ray Evans. Mere's a computer version 
that sounds great on both die C-f>i and C-128. 

REM SILVER BELLS - JOE CHARNETSKI 

:REM*181 
10 S= 54272 :FORR=STOS+23: POKER, 0: NEXT: POKES 

+5,9:POKES+6,10:POKER,15 :REM*1 58 
20 FORI=1T0148:READA,B:POKES+1 ,A+42:POKES+ 

4,21 : IFI=74THEN RESTORE :REM*199 
30 FORJ=1T0132*(B+2) : NEXT: POKES+4 , 20 :NEXT: 

POKER, :REM*87 

40 DATA 25, ,14, ,8, , ,3,25, ,14, ,8, , ,4,42, ,33 

,,25, 3, 14,, 14, 2, 14, 6, 33, ,25, :REM*21 1 
50 DATA 21 ,2,8, ,5, ,2, ,8,2,2, ,2, , ,6,25, ,14, 

,8,,, 3, 25,, 14,, 8,,, 4, 42,, 33, :REM*41 
60 DATA 25,2, 14, ,14,2,14,6,33, ,25, ,21 ,2,8, 

,5,, 2,, 8, 2, 33, 2, 25, 7,,, 2,, 8, 4 :REM*209 
70 DATA 14, ,21 , ,25, 5, 21, ,21 , ,25, ,33,1 ,25,, 

21,, 25,, 8, 5,,, 2,, 8, 4, 14,, 21, :REM*123 
80 DATA 25,5,21 , ,21 , ,25, ,33,1 ,25, ,21 , ,25,7 

:REM*230 

—Joseph charnktski, plains, pa 
S4ED Yuletide Magic 

Light up your home this holiday season with an interesting 
departure from computerized holiday songs. Yuletide Magic 
converts your C(i4 or C-128 <40-Column mode only) screen 
to a dazzling, animated greeting card. Use it as a window 
display along with the traditional window candles. 

REM YULETIDE MAGIC - JOE CHARNETSKI 

: REM* 80 
10 POKE53280,0:POKE53281 ,0: PRINT" [SHFT CLR 
KCOMD 3)" :REM*36 

20 DIMM(133) :R=54272:X=1163:M(1)=X:I=1 

:REM*137 

30 FORL=1T017:J=J+2:X=X+39:IF(L=5)OR(L=12) 

THENJ=J-4:X=X+2 :REM*88 

40 FORT=0TOJSTEP2: 1=1+1 :M( I ) =T+X: NEXT: NEXT 

: REM* 4 5 

50 F0RC=1 TO 33:S$=S$+" ":NEXT:F0RC=1TO23 : 

PRINTTAB( 3) "(CTRL 9}"S$:NEXT :REM*176 

60 F0RC=1T021 :PRINTTAB( 4 )"{2 CRSR UPsHCOM 

D H}"MID${S$,5>"[C0MD N}":NEXT :REM*254 

70 PRINTTAB(5)"{CTRL 8} MERRY {2 CRSR DNs}{5 

CRSR LFsJCHRISTMAS" :REM*187 

80 F0RJ=1T0I:P0KER+M(J) ,13:P0KEM(J) ,81 :NEX 

T :REM*201 

90 F0RJ=1 T02 : B=X+1 3+J* 40 : POKER+B , 9 : POKEB , 1 

60:NEXT :REM*65 

100 K=RND( . ) *7 + 1 :F0RT=1T024:J=RND( . )*I + 1 :F 

OKER+M(J) ,K:POKEM(J) ,86 :REM*202 

110 POKEM(J) ,81 :NEXT:GETA$:0N-(A$="")GOT01 

00: PRINT" { SHFT CLR)" :REM*229 

—JOSEPH CHARNETSKI, PLAINS, PA 



S4EE World's Greatest SEQ File Merge 

Here's a great Magic trick sure to he appreciated hy all 
who use sequential files — it's the finest sequential file-merg- 
ing trick ever accidentally discovered. There's no need for 
you to insert awkward Concal commands or anything else. 
Just enter the Basic 2.0 Copy command in either C4 or 128 
Direct mode: 

OPEN 15,8,15,"C0:MERCED FILE = FILENAME) .FILENAMES, 
FIl.ENAME3":CLOSE15 

In the above example, "merged file" is the sequential file 

produced by merging together "filename 1, filemuiK'2, file- 
names". Disk space is virtually the only limitation to the 
number of files that can be merged into one, and user files 
can even he mixed in with sequential files without any prob- 
lems. Numerous opportunities are suddenly made possible 
by using this command. Now word processor users can easi- 
ly merge documents without even hooting up the word 
processor! 

— Melvin Column a, Newark, NJ 
S4EF C-64/C-128 Text-File Reader 

A couple of years ago, a pal and 1 engaged in a friendly 
contest to see who could write the shortest sequential text- 
file reader. We can't remember just who won, hut 1 would 
like to present an enhanced version of the results. 

This program, Micro Reader, employs die rarely used M 
command to read either sequential or program test files. It 
can direct output to either a printer or the screen. It may 
be run on either the C-64 or C-128- W r ith the C-fi-i, press any 
key to pause and resume; with the C-128, use the no-scroll 
key to pause. 

A lot of features arc compressed into the four lines that 
occupy less than a block of disk space. You'll find it handy 
for use as a subroutine for other programs. 



REM MICRO READER 64/128 - JIM 

10 INPUT" (SHFT CLR) {CTRL 2 ) {CRSR 

ME";F$:INPUT"PRINT Y/N";R$:D= 

THEND=4:S=7 
20 OPEN1 ,8,2 ,F$+" ,M,R":OPEN4 ,D,S 

FT CLR}" :PRINTCHR${ 1 4 J 
30 GET01 ,A$:IFST=0THENPRINT#4,A$ 

1 ,1 :POKE198,0:GOTO30 
40 PRINT#4:CLOSE1 :CLOSE4 : INPUT" { 

OTHER Y/N";Q$;IFQ$="Y"THEN10 



SANDERS 

:REM*178 

DNJFILENA 

3:IFR$="Y" 

: REM* 6 4 

PRINT" {SH 

:REM*137 

:WAIT1 98, 

:REM*182 

CRSR DNJAN 

:REM*8 



—Jim Sanders. Knoxville, TN 
S4F0 Fancy Program Names and Titles 

Personal izing your Basic programs without a line number 
preceding your name or program title requires a small touch 
of magic. Here's a six-step guide to accomplish the process 
after loading in your program: 

1. Enter line as: REM" 

2. Press return 

3. Move die cursor back tip to the space at the right of the 
quotation mark 

4. Hold down shift and press the insert-delete key six times 

5. Release the shift key and press insert-delete six more times 

6. Type in your name or program title and press return 

—bill kendrick. Colfax, CA 



l*J K li N ■ IIKCEMHH* 1W.H 



MAGIC 



S4F1 Check Disk Format 

After upgrading I'roni a VAH and 1541 to a C-128 and 
1571, 1 permanently changed the device number of my 1541 
to 9 to use along with the C-12H. Since I'm swapping disks 
between the 1571 and 1541, it is vitally important that 1 
know the format (double- or single-sided) of the disks I use. 

I wrote Check Disk Formal, a 64- and 128-compatible 
program that quickly checks the formal of a disk in either 
drive. It'll print to I he screen the disk name, I.I), number 
and the format of the disk. You can use it as a handy sub- 
routine in any program that offers disk access. 

REM CHECK DISK FORMAT - GEORGE VOTRUBA 

: REM* 9 3 

10 S$="(CRSR UP}":FOR 1=1 TO 39:S$=S$+" ": 

NEXT:S$=S$+CHR$(1 3)+"{CRSR UP} " :PRINT" { 

SHFT CLR}" ; REM* 38 

20 PRINT" {CRSR DN} INSERT DISK AND ENTER DE 

VICE NUMBER." :REM*217 

30 INPUT" (8 OR 9 OR Q TO QUIT) ? 8 {4 CRSR 

LFs}";UN$:IF LEFT$ ( UN$ , 1 ) = "Q" THEN END 

: REM* 4 9 

40 UN = VAL(UNS1 : IF UNO 8 AND UN<>9 THEN PRI 

NT" {2 CRSR UPS}":G0T0 30 :REM*64 

50 PRINT S$;S$;"UNIT NUMBER: "," {CTRL 9} "UN 

:DI$="":ID$=" M :REM*179 

60 OPEN 15,UNIT,15:OPEN 5 ,UNIT, 5 , ",¥" 

:REM*244 

70 PRINTS 5, "U1 :"5;0;18;0 :REM*96 

80 FOR I=0TO3:GET#5,FL$:NEXT:IF FL$=""THEN 

FL$=CHR$<0) :REM*245 

90 FOR 1=4 TO 143:GET#5,A$:NEXT :REM*6 

00 FOR 1=144 TO 161 :GET#5,A$:IF A$="" THE 

N A$=CHR$(0) :REM*199 

10 :IF ASC(A$)<>160 THEN DI$=DI$+A$ 

:REM*208 
20 NEXT I: PRINT "DISK NAME: {CTRL 9}",DI$ 

:REM*54 
30 FOR 1=162 TO 163:GET#5,A$:ID$=ID$+A$:N 
EXT:PRINT"DISK I,D.:",ID$ :REM*220 

40 PRINT "FORMAT:",, :REM*138 

50 IF ASC(FL$}=128 THEN PRINT "DOUBLE-SID 
ED":GOTO 170 :REM*220 

60 PRINT"SINGLE-SIDED" :REM*124 

70 CLOSE5:CLOSE15:GOTO 20 :REM*133 

—GEORGE R VOTRUBA, MISSOULA, MT 

S4F2 Earthquake Simulator 

Add some pizzaz to your latest CM game with Screen 
Shaker 64. This subroutine vigorously "shakes" the screen 
as many times as indicated by the value of Z, which has a 
default value of 20. Your small adventure programs can now 
come alive with excitement. 

REM SCREEN SHAKER - JOSEPH R. CHARNETSKI 

:REM*61 
10 PRINTCHR$(147):FOR D= 1 TO 136 :REM*7 
:NEXT:Z=20:GOSUB4 0:END 

:REM*81 
:REM*88 

40 FOR 1=0 TO 15 STEP 3 : POKE 53270, I: NEXT 

:REM*0 



20 PRINT"DEMO 
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50 J=J+1+(J=Z)*(Z+1 ) :IF J>0 THEN 40:REM*25 
60 POKE 53270, 200:RETURN :REM*95 

—Joseph Charnetskl Plains, pa 

S4F3 Where, Oh Where Can That Little 
Mouse Be? 

Bought a 1851 mouse recently? Can't find enough room 
on your desk fur .smooth operation? No problem, just loss 
the magazines, disks, coasters and any other assorted clut- 
ter off the top of your disk drive and you'll have a great 
mouse pad. 

—Aaron Peromsk, Worcester, ma 
S4F4 Moving Those Bytes 

Dyte Mover 64 is an unusual, hut useful program thai any 
programmer can use. Type in Byte Mover 64 using RUN* 
Checksum and save it to disk or tape. When run, the program 
installs a machine language routine that moves large blocks 
of memory at lightning-fast speed. It moves almost 9000 bytes 
into screen memory in about half a second. Mow's that for 
speed? 

Once you've activated the program, use the following syn- 
tax to move blocks of memory: 

SYS 8S2.FA.TA.NH- I 

FA represents "from address," which is the address the 
data currently resides; TA is "to address," which is the address 
the data is to be moved to; and NB - 1 is the number of bytes 
to be moved minus one. For example, to move RUN'S Check- 
sum to a new address, run it, then run Byte Mover 64 and 
enter the following: 

SYS 832,-19 1 52,32768,1 69 

HUN'S Checksum can then be turned on and off with SYS 
32708. 

REM BYTE MOVER - MICHAEL MYERS : REM* 8 2 

10 SA=832:FOR I=SA TO SA+76;READQ: POKE I,Q 

:CK=CK+Q:NEXT :REM*231 

20 IF CKO 11081 THENPRINT" ERROR IN DATA S 

TATEMENTS" ! END :REM*23 7 

30 DATA 162,0,134,251,32,253,174,32,158,17 

3,32,247,183,166,251 , 1 65 ,20, 1 49: REM* 1 8 4 
40 DATA 169,165,21,149,170,232,232,224,6,2 

08,229,160,0,177,169,145,171 ,56:REM*22 9 
50 DATA 165,173,233,1,133,173,176,8,198,17 

4,1 65,174,201 ,255,240,24,24,1 6 5 :REM*1 9 6 
60 DATA 169,105,1,133,169,144,3,230,170,24 

,165, 171, 105,1, 133, 171, 144, 213 :REM*83 
70 DATA 230,172,176,209,96 :REM*26 

80 T=TI:FOR 1=40960 TO 49152 STEP 999rSYS 

SA,I,1024,999:NEXT:T=(TI-T)/60 :REM*26 
90 PRINTCHR$(147) ;CHR$(17) ;"DONE: 89 91 BYT 

ES MOVED IN "T" SECONDS" :REM*22 

—Michael Myers, Bkardstown. IL 
S4F5 Printer Graphics Editor 64/128 

Designing printer graphics characters with pencil and pa- 
per is tedious and time consuming. Printer Graphics Editor 
64/128 eliminates the drudgery and long hours designing 



printer graphics characters by making the computer perform 
the code conversions. 

This program works with Commodore Ml'S-HOHnfi'Jfi-roin- 
palible printers and dol matrix primers using printer inter- 
laces that offer Commodore printer emulation. The default 
custom graphics character is a wine glass, which can be 
changed to anything else desired. Simply design your custom 
printer graphic hy entering asterisks in the grid provided in 
lines 10 through 70 of the program and pressing return after 
entering each line. 

When run. I he program displays the six t;HKS codes that 
make up (he character and a line of code needed to print it 
out. To print your character, move the cursor up to the lint' 
beginning with an Open statement and press return. To use 
the character in your own program, use a CHR$(8) followed 
by the six CI IRS values that appear when you run the pro- 
gram. Refer to your printer and interface manuals for more 
information on printer graphics characters. 

REM C-64 PRINTER GRAPHICS EDITOR - RICHA 
RD PENN :R£M*109 

10 DATA"******" :REM*106 

20 DATA"* {4 SPACES}*" :REM*1 57 

30 DATA" *{2 SPACES}* " :REM*163 

40 DATA" {2 SPACES}** (2 SPACES}" : REM*! 69 
50 DATA" {2 SPACES}** {2 SPACES}" :REM*191 
60 DATA" {2 SPACEs}** (2 SPACES)" :REM*197 
70 DATA"******" :REM*174 

80 DIM C$(7,8) :FORX=1 TO 7:READ A$:FORY=1T 
06:C$(X,Y)=MID$(A$,Y,1 ) : NEXT: NEXT 

:REM*103 

90 FORX=1 TO 6:FORY=1 TO 7: IF C$(Y,X)="*"T 

HEN Q=Q+2(UP ARROW) (Y-1) :REM*126 

100 NEXT:Q=Q+128:PRINTQ" "; ;C$=C$+CHR$<Q) : 

Q=0:NEXT :REM*26 

1 10 PRINT:PRINT;PRINT"OPEN1 , 4:PRINT#1 ,CHR$ 

<8)C$CHR$<15) :PRINT#1 :CLOSE1 {2 CRSR UP 

s}" :REM*152 

—Richard PENN, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
S4F6 64 Full-Screen Editor 

Over the years, the Magic column has published programs 
that perform specific screen-editing functions on the C-fi4. 
A good example is "Cir-Bottom Key" (Magic S47E, March 
1988) that lets the Fl and F8 keys clear the screen and place 
the cursor at the bottom of the screen. 

My O'l Full-Screen Editor expands on that by offering a 
screen-editing feature for function keys Fl, F3, F5 ami F7. 
Fl erases the line the cursor is on and moves the cursor up 
one line. F3 also erases the cursor's current line, but moves 
the cursor down one line, F5 clears the current cursor line. 
plus all lines below, in effect operating as a partial screen 
clear. Finally, F7 moves the cursor to the 24th screen line. 

Combined with the clr-home and shift/elr-home keys, 64 
Full-Screen Editor gives you complete screen-editing capa- 
bilities. For example, an entire 80 character program line 
can be erased by pressing F3, followed by Fl. Pressing F7 
followed by F5 clears the bottom of the screen for entering 
Direct mode commands. There's no limit to the number of 
uses vou'll find with 64 Full-Screen Editor. 



REM 64 SCREEN EDIT 



LEONARD LENIEWSKI 

:REM*243 



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10 FORC=5 3100 TO 53214:READ D:POKE C,D:NEX 

T :REM*7 

20 PRINTCHRSd 47)"n CLEARS CRSR LINE, MOV 

EE UP 1 LINE," :REM*223 

30 PRINT"F3 CLEARS CRSR LINE, MOVES DOWN 1 

LINE." :REM*96 

40 PRINT"F5 CLEARS CRSR LINE TO SCREEN BOT 

TOM." :REM*144 

50 PRINT"F7 MOVES CRSR LINE TO 24TH SCREEN 

LINE." : REM* 164 

60 PRINT"SYS 53100 ACTIVATES PROGRAM." 

:REM*194 

70 PRINT"RUN/STOP-RESTORE DE-ACTIVATES PRO 

GRAM." :REM*145 

80 DATA 120,169,121,141,20,3,169,207,141,2 

1 ,3,88,96,165,203,205,218,207 :REM*157 

90 DATA 240,19,141,218,207,201,4,240,15,20 

1,5, 240, 27, 201, 6, 240, 39, 201 ,3 :REM*53 

100 DATA 240,60,76,49,234,56,32,240,255,32 

,2 55, 233, 224, 0,240,1, 202, 24, 76 :REM*11 

110 DATA 210,207,56,32,240,255,32,255,233, 

224, 24, 240,1, 232, 24, 76, 210, 207 ;REM*4 3 

120 DATA 56,32,240,255,142,219,207,32,255, 

233,224,24,240,4,232,76,189 :REM*175 

130 DATA 207,24,174,219,207,76,210,207,24, 

162,23,160,0,32,240,255,76,49 : REM* 2 39 

140 DATA 234,64,23,0,0,25 :REM*220 

—Leonard Leniewski, Shawnee. OK 

S4F7 All-Purpose Rounder 

A routine is usually needed for rounding out calculations, 

especially if currency (dollars :iiici cents) is being calculated. 
Here's a handy mathematical lor inula for rounding numbers 
to the number of decimal places specified in the variable DP: 

10 DEFFN RD(X) = I.\'T(X*10mP + .5)n01Df 

Now, whenever a calculation needs to be rounded, set DP 
to the correct number of decimal places. Along with the 
statement in line 10 above, here's the rest of the code needed 
to found the square root of 5 to 2 decimal places and prim 
the result: 

'20 DP =2 

30 PRINT FN RD(SQR(5)) 

—Mike Fowler. Akhotskord. B.C., Canada ■ 



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Scroll, scroll, scroll your background, gently up tlxe screen. 



Tliis program jazzes up a text display screen on the CM 28 
in 80-Column mode by animating the background with a 
smooth scrolling display that rivals the Amiga. 

Type in the cicmo program. It'll poke in the machine 
language, then create a simple display to show the scrolling 
effect. The machine language is in the form of a Basic loader 
in lines 150-510. Incorporate this part of the listing into 
your own programs and activate it with SYS DF.C ("0BOO"). 
It will then scroll the screen until you press a key, whereupon 
the screen cleats and returns program control to you. 

The effect is generated by continuously redefining the 
space character in the uppercase^graphics character set 



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you to experiment with are in the Data statements.) 

When you need a spare character for purposes other than 
scrolling, use the lowercase/uppercase character set. And 
finally, you can change the scrolling speed by poking location 
'25175 with some value other than the default, 25, 

To generate your own screens, print spaces to get the 
scrolling effect you want, or simply clear the screen and print 
other characters where you don't warn the scrolling 10 appear. 
Then use the SYS command to get diings scrolling. 

—Lou VValiace, Rl'.\ Staff 13 



Listing 1, C-120 Background Animator. 

10 REM 80 COLUMN BACKGROUND ANIMATOR 



:REM*92 
REM*1 1 4 
REM*171 
REM*116 



60 

70 
80 



90 

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110 



20 REM BY LOU WALLACE 
30 FAST: REM FAST MODE WORKS BEST 
40 GOSUB 150 
50 PRINTCHR$(1 42) ;"{SHFT CLR){5 CRSR DNs}" 

:REM*11 
PRINT"{20 CRSR RTsHCTRL 9HCTRL 6} {38 
COMD @s) (CTRL 0){CTRL 4}" :REM*132 
FOR 1=1 TO 10 :REM*212 

PRINT"{20 CRSR RTsHCTRL 9}{CTRL 6}{COM 
D M){38 SPACES} {COMD G}{CTRL 1} {CTRL 
HCTRL 4)" :REM*253 

NEXT :REM*220 

PRINT" {20 CRSR RTsHCTRL 9) [CTRL 6) {3 
8 COMD Ts) {CTRL 1) {CTRL 0){CTRL 4)" 

:REM*214 

PRINT" {21 CRSR RTsHCTRL 9} {CTRL 1}{40 

SPACES) {CTRL HCTRL 4)" :REM*170 

120 PRINT" {HOME} {12 CRSR DNs H 31 CRSR RTs) 

(CTRL 9HCTRL 6) {CTRL OJYOUR MESSAGE H 

ERE {CTRL HCTRL 4)" :REM*56 

130 SYS DEC("0B00") :PRINT"{SHFT CLR}" 

:REM*1 03 
140 END :REM*13 

150 FOR I=DEC<"0B00") TO DEC( "0BF7" ) :READ 

A: POKE I, A: NEXT: RETURN :REM*73 

160 REM POKE 2975 WITH A DIFFERENT VALUE T 

SPEED UP :REM*235 

170 REM OR SLOW DOWN THE DISPLAY :REM*207 

180 DATA 173,0,255,141,182,11,165,14,141,0 

,255,169 :REM*183 

190 DATA 0,141,179,11,32,82,11,160,0,32,22 

8,255 :REM*12 

200 DATA 240,10,32,134,11,173,182,11,141,0 

,255,96 :REM*43 

210 DATA 140,180,11,172,179,11,185,184,11, 

172,180,11 :REM*229 

220 DATA 32,108,11,238,179,11,200,192,8,20 

8,218,32 :REM*247 

230 DATA 150,11,160,0,173,179,11,201,64,20 

8,5,169 :REM*15 



240 DATA 0,141,179,11,32,82,11,76,21,11,16 

2,18 :REM*169 

250 DATA 169,34,32,96,11,232,169,0,32,96,1 

1,96 :REM*103 

260 DATA 142,0,214,44,0,214,16,251,141,1,2 

1 4,96 :REM*33 

270 DATA 141,183,11,173,0,214,41,32,240,24 

9,173,0 :REM*90 

280 DATA 214,41,32,240,249,173,183,11,162, 

31,32,96 :REM*22 

290 DATA 11,96,32,82,11,160,0,169,0,32,108 

,11 :REM*148 

300 DATA 200,192,8,208,248,96,160,0,140,18 

1 ,11 ,172 :REM*122 

310 DATA 181,11,192,25,208,3,76,178,11,160 

,0,200 :REM*88 

320 DATA 192,0,208,251,238,181,11,76,155,1 

1,96,0,0,0,0,0 :REM*82 

330 REM CHANGE THE FOLLOWING 8 CHARACTER D 

EFINITIONS (64 BYTES) :REM*188 

340 REM IF YOU WANT TO USE A DIFFERENT PAT 

TERN :REM*135 

350 DATA 255,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 :REM*41 

360 DATA 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,255 :REM*44 
370 DATA 4,4,4,4,4,4,255,4 :REM*90 

380 DATA 8,8,8,8,8,255,8,8 :REM*81 

390 DATA 16,16,16,16,255,16,16,16 :REM*225 
400 DATA 32,32,32,255,32,32,32,32 :REM*246 
410 DATA 64,64,255,64,64,64,64,64 :REM*243 
420 DATA 128,255,128,128,128,128,128,128 

:REM*71 
430 REM REM OUT LINES 340-410 FOR A DIFFER 

ENT PATTERN :REM*211 

440 DATA 128,64,32,16,8,4,2,1 :REM*254 
450 DATA 64,32,16,8,4,2,1,128 :REM*30 
460 DATA 32,16,8,4,2,1,128,64 :REM*166 
470 DATA 16,8,4,2,1,128,64,32 :REM*89 
480 DATA 8,4,2,1,128,6 4,32,16 :REM*190 
490 DATA 4,2,1,128,64,32,16,8 :REM*224 
500 DATA 2,1,128,64,32,16,8,4 : REM*1 50 
510 DATA 1,128,64,32,16,8,4,2 :REM*86 



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Wizardry II 

OGDENSBURG, NY— Sir-Tech Soft- 
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Ogdcnsburg, NY 13669) lias released 
Wizardry II: Knight of Diamonds, the 
sequel to Wizardry I: Proving Grounds 
of (he Mad Overlord. Characters devel- 
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in the six-level, 3-D, full-screen maze. 
New features include new graphics, find- 
ing over 100 items and battling over 100 
monsters. It's available for the C-fi-l for 
$39.95. 

Check Reader Service number 400. 

And the Winners Are. . . 

WASHINGTON, DC— This past Sep- 
tember, the Software Publishers Associ- 
ation announced the software awards 
given at its Fourth Annual Conference. 
To qualify, the software must have sold 
more than T>0,000 for a silver label, more 
than 100,000 for a gold label and more 
than 250,000 for a platinum label. Many- 
awards went to software available in 
Commodore versions. 

Pl-ATINUM 

Accolade: Hardball: lest Drive. 

Broderbtmd Software: Where in the 
World is Carmen Sandiego?; Print Shop 
Companion; Load Runner. 

Data East USA: Karate Champ; 
Karnov. 

Electronic Arts: Music Construction 
Set; Advanced Flight Trainer; I'inball 
Construction Set; Sky fox. 

Epyx: Summer Games I; Winter 
Games; California Games; Fasti. oad 
Gait ridge. 

MicroProse Software: Gunship, 

The Learning Company: Reader 
Rabbit. 

Gold 

Accolade: Ace of Aces, 
Mcdiagenic; NBA Championship 

Basketball: Two-on-Two; Shanghai; 
NFL Championship Football. 

Broderbund Software: Where in the 
USA is Carmen Sandiego? 

F.lcct tonic Arts: Adventure Construc- 
tion Set; Chuck Ycagcr's Advanced 




You'll find many aurprisoH in Sir-Tech's 
Wizardry 11: Knight of Diamond*. 

Flight Trainer: Marble Madness; Arctic- 
fox; Financial Cookbook. 

Epvx: World Games; Destroyer: Tem- 
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World's Greatest Baseball; Sub Battle 
Simulator; Pit Stop; Pil Stop 11, 

Hi Tech Expressions: Print Power; 
Awardware. 

IntelliCrcations: Bruce Lee; Zaxxon, 

Spectrum IIoloByte: Gato. 

Silver 

Accolade: Spy vs. Spy; -lib & Inches. 

Mediagenic: Aliens. 

Btiiderbund Software: Print Shop 
( ii.iphirs I .ihrai y. 

Data East USA: Ikari Warriors. 

Davidson & Associates: Algeblaster; 
Speed Reader II. 

Electronic Arts: Movie Maker; PHM 
Pegasus; Touchdown Football; Skate or 
Die; Legacy of the Ancients; Mail Order 
Monsters; Lords of Conquest; Archon 
II: Adept; Super Boulder Dash; World 
lour Golf. 

Hi Tech Expressions; liig Bird's Spe- 
cial Delivery; Astro Grover. 

IntelliCrcations: Alternate Reality: 
The City. 

The Learning Company: Magic 



Spells; Gertrude's Secrets. 

MicroProse Software: Pirates!; Air- 
borne Ranger. 

New World Com puling: Might & 
Magic. 

Strategic Simulations: Phantasic. 

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music, video, desktop publishing, enter- 
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Air/Space Fights 

GLEN ROCK. NJ— Two new games, 
priced at S3 1.95 each for the C-04, are 
offered by Absolute Entertainment (PO 
Box lib, Glen Rock, NJ 07452), 

F-18 Hornet simulates taking-off and 
landing a carrier-based fighter jet. Each 
training, aerial assault, emergency sup- 
ply drop and bombing mission tests 
whether you have the right stuff to fly 
America's premier lighting machine. 

Space, an in tergal act ic adventure, 
takes you on a journey across 512 space 
sectors, complete with 64 different 
planets and countless asteroids and en- 
emy attackers. 

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What's My Device #? 

BKlGl nrWATERS, NY— Changing the 
device number of your C-128D com- 
puter, 1541, 1541-11, 1571 or 1581 disk 
drive can now be accomplished with the 
press of a button. The Electronic Disk 
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edge of electronics required. EDDDS 
also includes a digital display showing 
the current drive number. It's available 
for SG5, plus S4 shipping and handling, 
from RainbowTcch Electronics, PO Box 
19, Brightwaiers, NY 11718. 
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Simply Irresistible 

SAN MATEO, CA— Electronic Arts 
(1820 Gateway Drive, San Mateo, CA 
94404) is distributing Virgin Games' 
computerized version of the board 
game, Scruples. Called A Question of 
Scruples, the C-I54 social game of moral 
dilemmas incorporates a database of 
over 230 questionable situations. It can 
be played with up to nine friends or solo 
with companions chosen from a group 
of (34 computer characters. Each char- 
acter has its own personality and an an- 
imated face. With all questions based on 
a participant's moral point of view, a 
wide range of responses is possible, and 
no two games are ever the same. The 
game retails for $39,95, 

Check Reader Service number 404. 

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NEW YORK— The Freedom Stick is a 
remote-controlled joystick that lets you 
play games or use any software utilizing 
a joystick at over 20 feet away from the 
monitor screen without the nuisance of 
wires. 

The stick gives you a choice of using 
an automatic rapid-fire switch or man- 
ual action. Its design allows you to aim 
the stick as much as <(0 degrees away 
from the screen and still hit the target. 

It also has two controllers for simul- 
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Camerica, 230 Fifth Ave., Suite 1100, 
New York, NY 10001. 

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Nibbles From 
Science Digest 

PAPER CHASE— Although computers 
arc running rampant all over the world, 
95 percent of the world's information is 
still stored on paper, 

GO FOR IT— Taiwan-based MulliTech 
is offering a $1.3 million prize for the 
first program that can beat a human 
master at the Chinese board game, Go. 
Smaller prizes arc being offered for 
chess programs. 

WIN, PI.ACE ANll SHOW— People in- 
volved in research and development 



were polled with the question, "What 
was the most significant technical ad- 
vance of all lime?" Computers came in 
third with 1 0.7 percent of the vote. An- 
tibiotics came in second, and, ohviously, 
harnessing electricity came in first. 

PAINTJOB— David Siegel of Palo Alto, 
California, will paint your Commodore 
computer system to match your decor 
for a fee, starting at SI 95. 

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Arabia owns four houses with a wife liv- 
ing in each. The arrangement created a 
scheduling nightmare until he used his 
personal computer to do the scheduling 
for him. Now his wives are happy. We 
bet he is too. 

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they come in 3V4- and 5 K-inch formats 
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Speedy Programming 

SAN FRANCISCO— Xytec (1924 Divi- 
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released Macro Set 1, for use on the 
C 04 with Commodore's Assembler De- 
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YIS-1 contains more than 100 assem- 
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ing up program development hy re- 
ducing time spent in tile design, coding, 
key entry and testing associated with se- 
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and debugging. The package includes 
an 81 -page programmer's reference 
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Check Reader Service number 415. 

A Hero Is Not a Sandwich 

LONDONDERRY, NH— In Ultima Vr 
Warriors of Destiny, Lord British, ruler 
of Britannia, lias been lost on an expe- 
dition to a newly discovered under- 
world. In his absence, Blackthorn, one 
of his trusted knights, has assumed com- 
mand of Britannia, tightening his tyran- 
nical grip t»ii the empire, Rescuing 
Britannia from Blackthorn's oppression 
is the charge of the computer adven- 
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In Times of Lore, a fantasy role-play- 
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a hero for hire, facing endless combat 
in a world teeming with assassins, wiz- 
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meet over 60 characters and explore 
over 45 buildings, $39.95. Both games, 
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Battles to the Death 

WOOD DALE, 1L— Konami (815 Mittel 
Drive, Wood Dale, II, 60191) will he re- 
leasing five new games for the C 04 over 
the remainder of I9H8 and into 1989. 
Prices had not been set al press time. 

First of all, there is Ajax, wherein play- 
ers engage in aerial combat with jet 
fighters, tanks, helicopters, ships and 



aircraft carriers to save Earth, 

Next is Castlevania. Flayers light gob- 
lins, gliosis, demons, wolves and bats, all 
thirsty for blond, and come face to face 
with Count Dracula. 

In Metal Gear, players must protect 
the world from Vermin CaTaffy, who 
has activated the ultimate weapon of 
destruction. 

Lift 1 Force has you battling Zelos, the 
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Shake, Wrestle & Roll 

MENLO PARK. CA— Four new games 
for the C-64 come from Mediagenic 
(3885 Bohannon Drive, Meulo Park, CA 
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The wrestling game, Take Down, 
breaks all the rules with outrageous char- 
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In Ocean Ranger, a simulation of a 
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In Predator, based on the Arnold 
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an elite military rescue team. But as your 
crack commando unit is destroyed, you 
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Rampage, an action game, has one or 
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cities to destroy. $34.95. 

Check Reader Service number Ml. 

War Room Strategy 

IIOUN'IIFUI. UT— Heavy Metal, a war 
simulation, arcade action and strategy 
game for the C-64, begins in the war 
room where you devise a strategy to 
overcome enemy positions. Once the 
strategy is set, you move directly to the 
front line, commanding any of three 
modern weapons systems, which in- 
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Stop a Violation 

PARRY SOUND, ONTARIO— Total Se- 
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be used in any type of building. Sensors 
{available in electronics stores) can be 
wired to a joystick cord to detect entry. 
The program gives an audible alarm 
over the monitor speaker and tele- 
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system) occurs. It also prints out the time 
and area of the violation. There are ten 
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Readers get bit by the gambling bug, defend mail order 
and disagree with a software evaluation. 



Chernobyl a Disaster? 

I was astonished to set 1 the B + you 
gave in your Soli wan- Gallery review of 
Chernobyl in the July 19B8 issue. To me, 
this is a most inaccurate evaluation by 
your reviewer. Personally, I'd place ii 
somewhere between a 1) and an K. The 
documentation alone would consign this 
piece of software to my wastebasket, 

— Ellis F, King 
Camarillo, CA 

We've heard both good mid bad about Cher- 
nobyl. Headers, who! are your opinions? 

—Editors 
More Magic 

A while hack you published a booklet 
i if Magic tricks called Limited Edition — 
RUN\ The Best of Magic, Are you going 
to publish a similar booklet with more 
recent items? 

—David Pei.i.er 
Silver Spring, MD 

We have no plans to publish another Lim- 
ited Edition of Magic tricks m the immediate 
future, However, look far this year's Special 
issue, available around the beginning of Jan- 
uary, which will contain about 50 never- 
before published Magic tricks. 

— Editors 
In Defense of M.O. 

I'd like to reply [u Mark Riessehnan's 
continents ("Pluses and Minuses." Mail 
RUN, July 1988). I'm sorry he's had so 
much trouble with his mail orders, but I 
feel it's unfair to blame die mail order 
industry in general. 

When I returned from West Germany 
(where, by the way, 1 Could gel anything 

1 wanted for my Commodore), I couldn't 
find a store iii my area that had a ]f>71 
disk drive. I ordered one from I.yco 
Computers of Jersey Shore, Pennsylva- 
nia, and I received it in about seven 
days. I've also enjoyed good service from 
.Software Discounters of America (Pitts- 
burgh) and VSI (Portland, OR). 



Mark might have had had luck, but 
there are good companies who care 
about their customers. Sure, there are 
some who don't cure, but in the end, they 
(lie for bankruptcy. 

— Roger C. Nelson 
Fori' STEWART, GA 

Geronimo! 

I'm experiencing difficulties with the 
campaign mission, "Create a Diversion,™ 

in MicroProse's strategy and action sim- 
ulation. Airborne Ranger, I've followed 
the instructions to avoid enemy contact 
and not to fire the weapon until I hear 
a bee]), whereupon I keep up the diver- 
sion. Bui, at the end of the mission, the 
program chums that I alerted the enemy 
prematurely. How do I resolve the prob- 
lem without having to use a new ranger? 

—David Milillo 
Sgiiwenksville, PA 

This is a common question from Airborne 
Ranger players. To successfully complete the 
"Create a Diversion" scenario, parafoil out of 
the airplane and wait at the position where 
you land until you hear five beeps. At that 
point, begin making noise to create the di- 
version. If you hear another set of beeps, 
you 're not making enough muse. If you bear 
still another beep after the second set, your 
noise wasn't sufficient, and the mission 
won't he successfully completed. If you don't 
bear any more beeps, continue making noise 
until time runs out, and you're picked up try 
the plane. We thank Kimberly A. May, Micro 
/'rose's Customer Service Manager, for the 
information. 

—Editors 
Ante Up! 

After using "Video Poker" by Tony 
Bra tit tier {RUN, August 1988), I really 
found myself hooked on it and thought 
there might he other readers who feel 
the same and would like to participate 
in a high-score tournament (no money 
is involved). Any interested readers 
should send me a business. size SASE for 
details and an entry form. The form 
should then be sent back lo me, com- 



pleted, with a photo of the screen show- 
ing the high score during a two-hour 
period. 

— Michael Pullman 

2712 WooDLAWN Ave. 

Niagara Falls, NY 

Kudos from Las Vegas 

Congratulations and my thanks to 
Tony Brantner for his superlative Video 
Poker game that appeared in the August 
1988 issue of RUN. 

In l.as Vegas, video poker machines 
do not pay on a pair less than jacks. Can 
Pony modify and publish this change? 
I'm anxiously looking forward to the 
modification. 

—Rush Hughes, JR. 
Las Vegas, NV 

Tony was gracious to supply u\ with the 
modification in short order. He says he origi- 
nally wrote the program to pay on a pair of 
jacks or better, hut felt that the version was 
too difficult to build up any winnings. At an) 
rate, the fallowing line changes should make 
it more interesting far diehard poker fans. 

HBO NEXT:NEXT;QZ = 
1050 [FHVfZ) = 1 IV(A)TI IENSV = SV + I: 
ll'/< >AT1 IENQ2-QZ+HV(Z) 

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2220 data' j ages or better",! 

— Editors 
Happy Poker Face 

Please extend my thanks to Tony 
Brantner for his Video Poker type-in 
program. Not only does his program 
have fine utilization of sound, color and 
graphics, but ii was also easy to type in. 
I appreciated the short program lines 
and plentiful REM statements. The pro- 
gram is positively fun to play! 

— Susan Ladwig 
rochester, ny 

A Call to Readers 

Send your letters to Mail RUM, 80 Elm 
St., ftlitbormigh, NH 03458. Each letter 
must include the writer's name and complete 
address, ■ 



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Software Gallery 

Software from Santa includes reviews of racing and submarine simulations 
and outer space and futuristic fantasies! 
Compiled by BETH S.JALA 



Wasteland A + 

Futuristic Survival 
Of the Fittest 

World War III had blown much of 
the civilized world into oblivion, leav- 
ing only isolated pockets of Immunity 
to carry on. Over the years, as strange 
mechanized beasts and mutant crea- 
tures roamed the desert, the stray 
bands of civilization began to realize 
that there were others like litem out 
in I lie Wasteland. 

One brave outpost organized a colony 

called the Ranger Center. In the tradi- 
tion of the Texas and Arizona Rangers 
of a century before, they formed a dar- 
ing group of young men and women — 
the Desert Rangers. Their mission: seek 
out those in need of help and investigate 
the strange disturbances plaguing the 
Wasteland. 

If you've ever had the opportunity to 
play any of the Bard's Tale series pro- 
grams, then you'll immediately feel at 
home with Wasteland, The screen layout 
is almost identical. Creatures — some 
human, some not — are depicted in a 
large frame on the left side of the 
screen. All are beautifully drawn and 
many are animated. 

A frame on the right smoothly scrolls 
the results of clashes and displays infor- 
mation pertaining to your character's 
actions. The lower half of the screen is 
reserved for the parly roster. This sec- 
tion also contains vital information on 
armor class, constitution, ammunition 
and weapons-in-hand. Toss out your piti- 
ful leather and swords, pilgrims, for 
they are no match against rockets, gre- 
nades, submachine guns and NATO as- 
sault rifles! 

Winning against monsters and thugs 
is only half the battle in Wasteland. Your 
party must also deal with the petty town 
officials, gangsters, and solitary person- 
alities scattered throughout the land. 

What makes Wasteland particularly 
interesting is its use of each character's 
personal skills and abilities. As players 




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Wasteland' 9 split-screen shows your 
character, his actions and equipment 
statistics. 

gain experience and rank, they learn 
skills vital to their survival and success. 

I am impressed with Wasteland. 
Whether or not you like fantasy games, 
this program definitely appeals to a 
broad audience. The attention to detail 
is simply marvelous. Each new town and 
village contains puzzles and surprises 
that both frustrate and delight. The sur- 
roundings arc depicted from an over- 
head view, and the graphics are nicely 
done, imparting a sense thai the world 
lias indeed been blown asunder. 

As you progress through the adven- 



ture, you're often prompted to read 
from paragraphs found in a separate 
documentation booklet. These might 
give you a description of a room you've 
just entered, expound on a conversation 
with a Wasteland citizen, or offer clues 
about an interesting location. 

As a software reviewer, there comes 
a time where 1 must slop playing a game, 
detach myself from all its pleasurable 
aspects and regard the package with a 
cool and objective eye. Well. I've got 30 
plus hours invested in Wasteland and 
plan to invest at least another HO. Re- 
viewing was never supposed to be this 
much funl (Electronic Arts, 1820 Gateway 
Drive, San Mateo, CA 9440k C-64!$39.95.) 

—JOHN RYAN 
BtLOXl, MS 



Letters for You A - 

Numbers Count a 

Opposites Attract B + 

Comfruterized Crayom 

Keep Kids Coloring 

One form ula for creating popular 
software is to reproduce and improve 
upon the functions of non-computer- 




Report Card 

A Superb I 

An exceptional program thai outshines all others. 

B Goad. 

One of the better programs available in its category. A worthy addition to your 
software library, 

C Average. 

Lives up to its hilling. No major hassles, headaches or disappointments here. 

D Poor. 

This program has some problems. There are belter on (he market. 

E Failure, 

Many problems: should be deep-sixed! 




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UGH-LTNPICS 

By Dynamixjnc. and Greg Johnson 

Before corporate sponsors and fashion gear, there were Cavemen. 

Competition was ugh-ly. Athletes won by bashing the other guy 

first. Pick your favorite Ugh-lympian. Club your way through six 

pre-hysterical events. Beat your friends to the Caves Of Fame. 




"Swing fast circles. Remember 
let go. Good for medals. Not good 
for getting dates" 

— Crudlo. 



Dinosaur Race 




"Club dino head, go foster. 
Too much club, dino bite dust. 
Vincent hate dust" 

—Vincent. 



"Become one with club. Don't 
falf for look-ot-birdie-in-sky trick. 
Don't check feet for fleas." 

-Glunk. 

The greatest 

Neanderthal 

athletes 

of all time 

share 

their secrets. 




Mi** 



"I like plant pole in totally 
cave-ular sand, soar high in air, wave 
to way-hungry dino" 

— Thag. 



Saber tooth Tiger Race. 




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"Run fast fast from tiger. Watch 
out for cactus. Trip other cave-guy. 
Him big lunch for kitty!' 

— Gronk. 



ELECTRONIC ARTS' 



"Rub sticks fast. Make bright, 
ouchy, hot thing first. Try not get 
dizzy. Remember to duck!' 

— Ugha. 



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izcd items. Word processing programs, 
for instance, sell so well because (hey 
do almost everything thill typewriters 
can, and more. With its Sesame Street 
Crayon programs, Polar ware has in- 
troduced software versions of coloring 
hooks. By creatively using Big Bird and 
tlte other M up pet characters, this se- 
ries' three titles— Letters for You, Num- 
bers Count and Opposite* Attract- 
not only provide more entertainment 
than their nonelectronic models, but 
also have solid educational value. 

Each picture in the letters for You 
program contains several objects that 
begin with the same letter, which is also 
displayed. Each image in Numbers 
Count has a gTOUp of objects whose 
quantity equals an onscreen number. In 
the Opposites Attract program, a pair 
of antonyms appears in the lower left 
corner of each picture, and the remain- 
der of the scene illustrates the relation- 
ship between the two words. 

With all three titles, a preschool child 
uses a joystick, the keyboard or a mouse. 
After choosing one of lfj colors with an 
electronic pointer, he or she then moves 
the [jointer to where the color is to be 
applied. A simple press of a button or 
kev automatically fills in the area. 

Polarware has programmed many 
very attractive features into these pack- 
ages. Tor example, at airy time, a child 
can erase the color either front the last 
area that was changed or from the entire 
screen. Also, a preschooler is able to save 
to disk all of the "artwork" that was pro- 
duced during a session at the computer. 
In addition, the programs print citiier a 
color or a black-and-white version of a 
screen on an Okimate 20 printer, while 
a Commodore 1 200 is able to make only 
black-and-white copies. 

Besides being very entertaining, the 
programs do an excellent job of using 
creative and artistic exercises to teach 
simple lessons about letters, numbers 
or the concept of opposites. The Sesame 
Street Crayon series also offers a. subtler 
bench t. Traditional coloring, which is 
a common activity in kindergarten ami 
the first few elementary grades, can be 
a difficult skill to master. In particular, 
many young children aren't able to 
keep their crayons within the lines of a 
picture. A preschooler who successful I v 
uses the Polar ware series can gain con- 
fidence that helps when he or she tries 
the "real thing." 

Two of the software packages, bow- 
ever, have some relatively minor short- 
comings. While Letters for You and 
Numbers Count worked with my fast- 
load cartridge, my copy of Opposites 
Attract did not. At over SV4 minutes. 



this program's loading time was more 
than 75 percent greater than that of the 
other two titles. 

Also, the Letters for You instruction 
manual incorrectly indicates that a sin- 
gle keystroke can immediately bring 
any of the 26 pictures to the screen. 
Instead, according to Polarware's tech- 
nical staff, a child must simultaneously 
press the shift key and the proper letter 
key to call up a particular scene, 

Parents and teachers should also re- 
alize that the three programs might not 
be suitable for every preschooler. Cer- 
tain children, for example, might be- 
come frustrated when they try to place 
the pointer's tip in the very small col- 
oring areas that some pictures contain. 
And, some youngsters might not have 
the physical dexterity needed to opcr- 
ate a joystick, while others might not 
be sophisticated enough for the key- 
board option, especially when two keys 
must be pressed simultaneously. 

Nevertheless, 1 think that most adults 
will decide that letters for You, Num- 
bers Count and Opposites Attract are 
excellent additions to their family's soft- 
ware library. These low-priced elec- 
tronic coloring books can not only 
provide a great deal of pleasure, but 
they can also aid a child's academic 
success. (Polarware, 1055 Paramount Park- 
way, Suite A, Batavia, IL 60510. CXvil 
$ 14.95 each.) 

— Marilou LATOCHA 
Oak Park, IL 



Arkanoid A - 

Reflexes: Ready, Set, 
Renetrate Those 
Brick Walls! 

At first glance, Arkanoid would 
seem likely to generate less intensity 
than most other arcade conversions. 
The game's ball-and-brick scenario just 
doesn't appear as exciting as the gun- 
fights of a Contra or the hand-to-hand 
combat of tag team wrestling. How- 
ever, playing a few rounds of this Taito 
program quickly proves that surviving 
its hostile environment is at least as 
engrossing as succeeding in any other 
coin-operated adaptation. 

Arkanoid's setting is outer space, 
and the bar that you control represents 
an interplanetary craft that deflects 
energy spheres. The game has 33 lev- 
els, each with a unique pattern of 
blocks. Some are indestructible, while 
others disappear after a ball hits them 



one or more times. You conquer a 
level by removing all the latter type 
of bricks from the screen. 

Throughout the game, malevolent 
aliens wander about and divert balls 
from their intended paths. Also, the 
more lime that is spent on a level, the 
faster a sphere travels and the harder 
it is to hit. You start with five balls 
and can obtain more with high point 
totals. The game ends when the last 
hall gets past the bar. 

Fortunately, Arkanoid offers a num- 
ber of control options: keyboard, joy- 
stick, mouse or paddle controller can 




Blast your way through the brick wnl'9 
in Arkanoid, 



be used. The latter two devices are 
especially appropriate for the horizon- 
tal movement this game requires. 

When certain bricks disappear, a 
labeled capsule is released. If the bar 
catches it, you receive one of seven 
different "powers," including a length- 
ening of the bar or a laser that can 
vaporize bricks. The necessity of learn- 
ing how to effectively use the capsules 
adds a bit of mental challenge to the 
contest, 

Arkanoid's graphics and animation 
arc exceptionally well done, and each 
pattern of bricks is colorful and 
sharply defined. The game's sound ef- 
fects, which include a futuristic rap 
theme, are also excellent. 

However, the software demands a 
lot of you. For example, it lakes a greal 
deal of skill to precisely guide a ball 
to the last few target bricks on each 
level. Also, the software was pro- 
grammed so that every new game be- 
gins on the first screen; as a result, 
some players may never get to the 33rd 
level. The software designers* lack of 
mercy is further illustrated by the ab- 
sence of a pause button. 

Nonetheless, fast-action enthusiasts 
who like their arcade conversions mean 
and nasty should relish Arkanoid. It can 



30 RUN- IIECK.MBKR 1988 




IF THIS IS THE FUTURE,THEN 
YOU'RE HISTORY. 



Hold it. What's this? Human-seeking 
suicide robots? An evil mastermind 
TT 




Uteie are S office rowers to 
search, each with its tMi'fl theme 



Of course. EJvin's Hoot pttins 
aft' aintobt as complicated 



and keel of difficulty. as his global piann.. 

bent on world annihilation? 

No wonder they call this mission 
impossible Why, it's got even more 
strategy and action than the original 
top-selling Impossible Mission!" 

The trick here is to collect the 



secret code numbers that will ulti- 
mately allow you to access Elvin's 
stronghold. And waste him before 
he wastes the world. 

There are over 50 rooms to 
search for codes, Careful. The 
floors and catwalks in this place 
end a little abruptly. And of course, 
they're guarded by those pesky bots. 
But you've got an MIA9366B pocket 



computer to help you crack the secu- 
rity code A working tape player to 
play music clues. And a map to show 
which towers you have or have 
not searched. 

Go then. Elvin is preparing to 
launch his missile attack in less than 
ten hours. You must stop him. Or the 
world will be terminally/ 
late for dinner tonight. 



IMPOSSIBLE MISSION II 



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easily stir up as much adrenaline as any 
C-64 gun or grappling program. (Ihito 
Software. hie., 267 West Esplanade, North 
Vancouver, Brit till Columbia, Canada V7M 
1A5. C-64/$29.95.) 

—Walt Latocha 
Oak Park, IL 

MainFrame B + 

The Weight of the 
World Is on 
Your Shoulders 

Don't look now, but the 20th century 
has ended in nightmarish fashion: 
TriComplex 111 dominates Earth. This 
super computer, consisting of a vast 
interconnected network of worldwide 
electronic systems, commands an army 
of robot destroyers and remote-con- 
trolled missiles. 

Your battle with this colossus takes 
place on land, in the sea and in space. 
A secret satellite, Orbiter, is your home 
base; it lies outside Earth's atmosphere 
and guides your attack. Your goal is 
to restore freedom by "pulling the 
plug" on TriComplex III. 

During play, you can switch to Or- 
hiter and consult a display panel for 

various operations' — energizing your 
"sweatsuit," recording inventory, tele- 
porting to your ship, obtaining a status 
report, and so forth. Your joystick con- 
trols your movements — running, hop- 
ping, crouching, picking up various 
supplies, leaving or entering rooms, 
and shooting laser energy from your 
fingertips. If tunning tires you out, 
build an attack rover to ride it]. But 
remember that if you get bumped into 
or zapped by (he enemy loo often, you 
disintegrate — forever. 

There's more to this fascinating game, 
but it's best discovered in action. My 
favorite "search-and-plunder" involved 
the Scan Unit, which I could deposit at 
any location. It enabled me to spy on or 
teleporl to faraway places. Equipment 
malfunctions proved irksome; these 
weren't software glitches— just TriCom- 
plex III jamming my devices! 

The graphics, from the close-up view 
of Orbiter's display panel to the hills 
and caverns of Earth, are excellent. A 
jazzy tune kepi me jumpy with suspense 
and racing with the beat! 

Sometimes I grew a bit bored with 
the hopping and shooting routine, but 
overall, the game's features offer more 
than just action. The planning and 
spying you can do allow plenty of room 
for strategy and decision-making. You 



can play a defensive role and weigh the 
odds, or you can plunge forward madly 
and rely on quick reflexes. It's up to 
you to find the means to victory. 

Recommended especially for the 
young crowd, MainFrame is "hopping" 
good. (Microillusions; distributed by Media- 
genie, 3885 Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park, 
CA 94025. C-64l%3935.) 

—John DiPrkit. 
'Cranston, RI 

JlNXTER B + 

What's Luck Got 
To Do With It? 
Everything! 

In case you're wondering why you 
haven't won the Lottery yet, the answer 
is really quite simple: your luck is run- 
ning out. 




On The fluj 

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A took at Jinxtcr's superb graphics. 

You probably weren't aware of this, 
but all the luck in the world is con- 
trolled by a charm bracelet. And, as 
long as the bracelet and its five charms 
are intact, they serve to keep Jan nedor 
and the Creen Witches of Aquitania 
powerless. Lately, though, you've been 
stubbing your toe a lot more than 
usual, haven't you? Well, it seems [an- 
nedor has stripped the bracelet of its 
charms and is preparing to do even 
more diabolical things now that she is 
no longer restrained. 

There's a strange character wearing 
a Herringbone overcoat and eating a 
cheese sandwich— he's a Guardian. It's 
his job to gel the charms and bracelet 
back and reassemble them. He's no 
fool, however — he's not going to pin 
his life in jeopardy. Cuess who's going 
to get stuck with the job? 

Jinxler is a delight to play. From the 
moment you Find your way into your 
bouse to the minute you complete your 



mission, you're going to be faced with 
some really clever and intriguing puz- 
zles. This is not just a simple treasure 
hunt. A lot of thought has obviously 
gone into making die game just frustrat- 
ing enough to keep things interesting. 
Some problems have to be solved by 
using die magic of the charms, odiers by 
using your wits, and si ill others can't pos- 
sibly be solved unless your mind works 
in strange ways! But then again, if your 
mind didn't work in strange ways, you 
probably wouldn't be playing an adven- 
ture game! 

Jinxter's graphics are truly superb, 
but totally unnecessary to the game. The 
hi-res pictures can be conveniently 
tucked up out of the way or set so they 
use only part of the screen. One feature 
not used in Jinxler, but present in pre- 
vious Magnetic Scrolls (authors of The 
Pawn) games, is RAM Save. 1 wish it had 
been included in Jinxtcr, because it 
comes in handy during those times 
when you're completely at a loss and 
seem to constantly be getting killed. 

Jinxtcr can be copied and also uses 
the now-familiar Magnetic Scrolls' pass- 
word protection. The password is found 
in the excellent documentation that ac- 
companies the game, and need only be 
typed in once during play as long as 
the game is in memory. 

My only complaint about this game is 
the ending. I can't say too much about 
it without spoiling the outcome for those 
who have yet to play, hut my guess is thai 
the ending will probably disappoint 
most people. However, that certainly 
doesn't change the fact that this is one 
of the most enjoyable adventures I've 
ever played. (Rainbird Software; distr Untied 
try Mediogmic, 3885 Bohannon Drive, Alettfo 
ftirk, CA 94025. C64/$34.95.) 

—Art Lewis Kimball 

TUSCOI.A, IL 

The Hunt 

For Red October . B 

From the Novel 

To the Screen, 

Your Mission Continues. 

The Hunt for Red October is one 
of the latest submarine simulations to 
hit the water. Like its predecessors, 
Red October leis you control your own 
navigation, propulsion and weapons 
systems. You're in command of a mod- 
ern, nuclear-powered Soviet sub. Your 
mission is to avoid detection while 
making your way to the west (or de- 
fection to the United States. In cx- 



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change for political asylum, you've 
promised to deliver your state-of-the- 
art sub to the U.S. Navy. 

From the outset, your crew believes 
thai your mission is simply to ap- 
proach U.S. coastal waters in the At- 
lantic as a test of American ability to 
detect submarines in the area. Once 
you rendezvous with the U.S. Navy, you 
must fake a leak in the sub's nuclear 
power plant and stage a scuttling of 
the Red October. To reach this suc- 
cessful conclusion, however, you must 
first outsmart, out maneuver, and in 
some cases, out-fight U.S., NATO and 
even Soviet forces. Once the Soviets 
figure out what you're up to, they'll 
do anything, including sinking the Red 
October, to stop you. 

The simulation begins near Iceland in 
the treacherous Rcykjanes Ridge. To 
navigate your way through this area, you 
must rely on your sonar displays, con- 
tour maps, hydrophouics equipment 
and cross-sectional terrain displays, us 
well as your knowledge of the various 
propulsion and drive systems. 




You've got your mission cut out for you 
in The Hunt for Hod October. 



There will be many instances when 
you'll have to defend your suh against 
attacks. For this purpose, the Red Oc- 
tohcr is equipped with four torpedo 
tuhes that are loaded with a total of 20 
torpedoes. You can also release elec- 
tronic decoys into the water to protect 
your sub against incoming enemy fire. 

One way that Red October differs 



from other sub simulations is that this 
game doesn't require you to learn any 
keyboard commands. All orders are is- 
sued by clicking an arrow and sickle- 
shaped cursor on the appropriate icon. 

As choices arc made, a smali message 
window displays the crew's acknowl- 
edgements of your orders. This is also 
where you receive important informa- 
tion concerning sonar contacts, damage 
to your sub and other news about enemy 
activity. The screen also shows your 
main control panel with a rotary com- 
pass, digital speed, heading and depth 
readouts, along with a map/contour 
display. 

Red October is a difficult game to 
win, partly because of the nature of your 
mission. Somehow, it's easier to be the 
hunter than the hunted. To win, you 
have to master the sub's systems and 
maintain a vigilant monitoring of po- 
tential dangers, both from enemy ships 
and mines and from the ocean terrain. 
It's not an easy task, but Red October 
fortunately includes a Save feature, so 
you can move a little closer to the suc- 




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you mat thought possible. Sim how 
you reel after Ihg neil 23 levels. 

Hit the streets with two romps 
through the urban jungle. 

First, Melrocfoss. A high-speed race through 
level after level of twisted subway tunnels. It's you 
against the clock. And a barrage of barriers bent 
an your destruction. Like rats the size of taxi cabs. 
Goad thing you've got a skateboard and a cata- 
pulting springboard or two. 

Or be the coolest cat in town in Street Cat. Navi- 
gate your way through a tangle of city streets. And 
compete in the craziest events ever dished up by 
man or computer. Like oozing your way through the 
slimy sewers. Or bowling for bulldogs. Whatever 
the event, it's sure to bring out the animal in you. 

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cessful completion of your coven mis- 
sion each lime you play. (Datamft; dis- 
tributed Iry Electronic Arts, 1820 Cmteway 
Drive, San Mateo, CA 94404. C-641%19.95.) 

—Hon GUERRA 

South Boston, ma 

Star Empire B 

Space Can't Be 

The "Final Frontier;" 

Here's Another Simulation! 

I admit it: I'm an Elitist. It's not that 
I imagine my station in life to be 
grander than others. What I mean is 
lhat I absolutely love playing Elite, tile 
classic space adventure from Rainbird. 
As rich and satisfying as Elite is, it's 
not surprising that imitations would 
materialize on the heels of that old 
favorite's success. 

While I wouldn't classify Slar Em- 
pire as an exact imitation, it can ob- 
viously claim roots that are firmly 
planted under the shadow of Elite's 
achievement, The scenario is quite fa- 
miliar: outfit a scout ship, explore a 
vast galaxy, trade with far-ranging em- 
pires, fight aliens, pursue missions, 
earn enough money to modernize the 
ship and, finally, command the power 
to rule and protect entire slar systems. 

White I've over-simplified the events 
surrounding Star Empire, I can say 
that however much it might resemble 
other programs, it can stand on its 
own, partly because of its superb 
graphics and fluid game play, and 
partly because of the richly detailed 
universe it creates. 

The object of Star Empire is lo acquire 
star systems and eventually gain the 
wherewithal to build a huge "frontier 
shield" to protect litem. This isn't some- 
thing that can be accomplished in one 
sitting. Playing Star Empire must be a 
commitment, if only because of its size 
and sophistication. In other words, the 
shield is the long-range goal; surviving 
is a more immediate aim. 

For most of Star Empire, the view is 
that of your ship's control panel, with 
an overhead display of the scout ship. 
The instruments depict energy and 
shield strengths and temperature and 
radiation levels, as well as two sepa- 
rate directional pointers for navigating 
about the galaxy. 

Star Empire's graphics are some of 
the best I've seen in a space simulation. 
As you jet about the universe, the stars 
scroll smoothly past your ship. Enter a 
planet's atmosphere and the scene 



changes to a first-person point of view, 
where you must successfully navigate a 
corridor to get to the planet's surface. 
You see haunting images of the stark, 
floating rectangles thai make up the 
corridors. Once on the planet, you find 
yourself navigating forests, dodging 
and blasting enemy missiles, and col- 
lecting pods for trade. 

While I commend the programmers 
of Star Empire for their efforts in avoid- 
ing the label of "sequel vultures," 1 wish 
that the publishers had paid more at- 
tention to detail. The software's docu- 




Checking your Galaxy Mnp mill help you 
travel through Star Empire. 

mentation is just 12 skimpy pages— the 
worst I've seen in several years. Mis- 
spellings and typos abound throughout. 
The only diagrams included arc found 
on a cardboard insert — truly inade- 
quate considering the multiple screens 
that can be presented at any one time. 
And, although the keyboard commands 
needed to find your way around Star 
Empire are relatively few, a separate 
keyboard command card would'vc been 
a nice touch. 

These criticisms aside. Star Empire 
possesses the merit to carve its own 
niche into software history. lis universe 
is immense and filled with complexities 
that will lure you back to the keyhoard 
for hundreds of hours. I can hardly wait 
to see the sure-lo-come Star Empire im- 
itations. Somehow, I don't think I'll be 
as accommodating. (Pint How Software, 
900 East 8th Ave., Suite 300, King of Prussia, 
PA 19406. G64/S24.95.) 

—JOHN RYAN 

Bll.OXt, MS 



MAE, Version 5.1 B 

A Blast From the Past 

MAE. a macro assembler and editor 
for the CM, is one of the oldest assem- 



blers around. It's a full-featured assem- 
bler development package that includes 
a DOS wedge, the Micromon machine 
language monitor, a relocating loader 
and a simple word processor. 

MAE's greatest strength is probably 
its intelligent use of memory on the 
C-64, The editor, assembler, monitor, 
DOS wedge and ME source can all be 
resident in memory at the same lime. 
Amazingly, MAE still manages to leave 
free the popular 4K block of RAM be- 
ginning at JC000. MAE is even com- 
patible with Rasic, allowing you to write, 
assemble and debug ML subroutines 
called from Basic programs without 
having lo constantly load and reload 
different functions from disk! 

The DOS wedge provides easy access 
to most disk functions. It's an enhanced 
version of the public-domain CBM 
wedge, with extra commands added to 
make it simpler to use. 

The editor looks very similar to the 
standard Basic line editor, with exten- 
sions for auto line numbering, renum- 
bering, block copy and delete, and string 
search and replace. You can access DOS 
or invoke the assembler from the editor. 
If you're willing to give up 1 K of memory, 
you can even install a supplied scrol- 
ling program that lets you easily move 
back and forth, using the cursor keys, 
through the source code. Some of die 
Direct mode commands, however, are 
a little quirky and attest to the package's 
lineage. 

Another goody is the word processor. 
With it, you can type in, modify and save 
documents using the MAE text editor. Al- 
though it can't compete with fancier, full- 
screen word processors, it docs provide 
word wrap on output, margin control, 
justification, spacing, headers and foot- 
ers. . .and, it's free! 

The assembler does everything a 
professional Commodore assembler 
should — it supports macros that can be 
nested up to 32 levels. The conditional 
assembly feature lets you selectively as- 
semble or skip parts of the source code 
based on the value of a variable or ad- 
dress. The optional interactive feature 
prompts for input during the first pass 
of the assembly, providing the capabil- 
ity of specifying the origin address at 
assembly time, or for specifying a value 
that will direct a particular conditional 
assembly path. 

The only complaints I have with this 
package are minor. Assembler direc- 
tives are (wo characters long and many 
are different from those commonly 
used by other assemblers. Fortunately, 
the manual contains a bandy transla- 
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ventions arc a little unusual too, but not 
hard to learn. Both of these problems 
are the result of MAE's longevity; they 
appear to stem from design decisions 
made before conventions had evolved 
For Commodore assemblers. 

Another minor gripe is tiic cryptic, 
two-character error codes that have to 
be referenced in the manual. Once 
again, it's fortunate that there's a sum- 
mary of error messages on the inside 
back cover. 

Speaking of the manual, the docu- 
mentation is first rate. It's spiral bound, 
easy to read, and contains numerous 
documented examples and hands-on 
demos, with hints on how to make the 
most of this very powerful development 
package. 

In addition to all the powerful fea- 
tures described in this review, MAI iN 
still being revised. A future version of 
the software promises full support for 
the C-128, faster assemblies and an 
optional 80-column, bit-mapped text 
screen for (!-<>4 users. 

If you're looking for a good, inex- 



pensive assemhler development system, 
consider MAE. (Sclmailer System, 25 
Eastwood Howl, PO Box 5964, Ashmille, 
NC 28813. C64/$29S5.) 

—MICHAEL BROUSSAKD 

Hkrndon, VA 



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And They're Off: 

Off the Road, That Is! 

I hate to see a good idea go to waste, 
which is probably the reason I'm dis- 
appointed with 4x4 Off-Road Racing. 
This driving simulation could have 
stood out from the road-racing pack be- 
cause it's based on a slightly different 
approach. 

The premise behind F. pyx's program 
is that you are an off-road racer pre- 
paring for a big event. Before you hit 
the highway, you must decide what 



type of vehicle you want to compete 
in and how to equip it. You can also 
elect where you want to race — over 
the rough and tugged Baja terrain, the 
treacherous desert of Death Valley, the 
slimcy mud of Georgia or the snow 
and ice of Michigan. 

Each of the four vehicles is rated in 
seven categories: power, endurance, 
gas mileage, ease of repair, weight, 
payload and fuel capacity. You can 
ctmip your vehicle with spare parts 
and options, taking on everything 
from a mechanic to a beverage. The 
catch is that each item adds weight to 
your vehicle, depletes your money sup- 
ply and takes up space in your rig. 

The road is where this program be- 
gins to fall apart. For starters, vehicle 
operation is overly simplistic. All you 
can really do is steer left or right and 
accelerate. 

Unfortunately for gamers who enjoy 
more control, shifting is done auto- 
matically by the computer. And al- 
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a need to do cither, for the graphics 
and animation during the driving se- 
quences are mediocre. For one thing, 
the road layouts are basically the same. 
Although the courses are supposed to 
cover different terrain and do look 
different, I never really get any sen- 
sation of driving in different condi- 
tions. The vehicle behaves pretty much 
the satire, whether it's traversing the 
Michigan snow or Death Valley's de- 
sert floor. 

Some of the obstacles vary cosmet- 
ically from course to course, but they 
have the same effect on a vehicle that 
runs into them. Even tile background 
scenery is somewhat disappointing 
and certainly not tip to Kpyx's usual 
high standards. 

The animation is also less than spark- 
ling. With die monitor providing a per- 
spective from behind and slightly above 
your vehicle, it looks as if the road — 
rather than the vehicle — is moving. 

The sensation of movement isn't bad. 
Objects grow larger smoothly and grad- 
ually, although the backgrounds remain 



rather static. What's really disturbing is 
that other vehicles occasionally appear 
on the screen and "hump" your truck 
even though the two vehicles are visu- 
ally not making contact. 

I'm sorry the animation and graphics 
aren't better, because there are other 
play elements that are quite appealing. 
During the course of a race, you'll have 
to make repairs, perform routine main- 
tenance and keep your vehicle gassed 
up. 1'il stops can take place at check 
points or, if a vehicle is disabled, during 
the middle of a run. 

Elements like those are nice touches 
and not often found in driving simu- 
lations. Few other programs of its kind 
have the depth of 4x-l Off-Road Raring, 
which could have been the thinking 
man's racing software. Unfortunate- 
ly, most fans of this genre will probably 
think the graphics and animation fail 
to measure up to the program's other 
features. (Epyx, 600 Gafoeston Drive. Rrd- 
luood City, CA 94063. G64/S39.95.) 

—SCOTT WASSER 

WlLKES-liARR!'., FA 



The Shadows 
Of Mordor . . 



Don't Give Up Your 
Book-of-the-Mon th 
Club Membership 

The Shadows of Mordor is based on 
Hook IV of The Turn Towen by I. R. R. 
Tolkien, lor those familiar with Middle 
Earth, the adventure begins at the edge 
of Ncn Hithoel Lake. Frodo and Sam 
have left their companions and secretly 
set off by themselves to continue the 
quest to destroy the One Ring. 

It's hard lo imagine anyone who has 
read Tolkien (ailing to become en- 
chanted by the lives of the Ilobbits and 
the other characters that inhabit Middle 
Earth. Unfortunately, 1 feel 1 must urge 
those who love The Lord of the Rings to 
stick with reading and avoid this text 
adventure version. 

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vioua two releases, but not enough. 

Wlicn you're communicating with an- 
other character, it's now possible t<i 
type multiple commands instead of hav- 
ing to painstakingly lead a character 
through various actions step by step. 
That sounds great, but you must still do 
a great deal of experimenting before 
you bit on the correct phrase. 

Although the documentation boasts 
that the game recogni/.es over 800 ac- 
tion words, I found myself spending a 
lot of time staring at the screen, trying 
to think of synonyms to get something 
going. What's really infuriating is the 
fact that there arc times when you re- 
ceive no acknowledgement that a com- 
mand hasn't been recognized. 

New in this game is the ability to play 
either Frodo or Sam. However, if you 
want to he able to switch characters, 
you must instruct the program accord- 
ingly at the beginning. Otherwise, you 
arc stuck with one character through- 
out the game. 

A minor irritation is the fact that 
many actions are echoed in the com- 




Medium-resolution graphics in The 
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mand line, for instance, if you speak to 
a character, the command line shows 
"Frodo speaks 10 Sam." Also, for some 
strange reason, the authors decided that 
if you give an object to another char- 
acter, he'll usually refuse lo give it back. 
The medium-resolution pictures are 
nice, but really don't compare to the 
mental pictures that are conjured up 



by Tolkien's brilliant prose. Ciameplay 
is slowed down considerably as the on- 
screen graphics load, and there's no way 
to shut them off. For example, if vou 
make (he mistake of typing "Look" to 
get another look at the room you're in. 
you'll have to wait once again while the 
picture reloads. 

I encountered several places where 
the game responded with a completely 
inappropriate answer when I typed in 
a command. "I'm the ring in Frodo" s 
pocket" resulted in the response, 
"There is no barrel here!" 

Experienced adventurers will quickly 
grow frustrated with the slowness and 
awkwardness ol this game. Beginning 
adventurers may well get the wrong 
impression about text adventures and 
become too discouraged to try others. 
I can't recommend The Shadows of 
Mordor even for the most addicted ad- 
venturer. (Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 
Route 128, Reading, MA 01867. C-6-1/ 
$29.95.) 

— Art Lewis Kimball 
Tuscola, il ■ 





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Enemy fighters zoom above you, 

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Meet a shining star in today's interface market and a 
hardened stalwart of huge memory capacity. 
Compiled by BETH S. JALA 



Super Graphix Gold A - 

For Extra Memory, 

Extra Fonts and Extra Ability — 

Cfieck (Jut Tim Interface 

Curses! Ai'lcr ;ill these years of service, 
my primer interface turned 10 micro- 
chips up — dead as a Plus/4. 

R.I. P., one Cardco ~tl+ interface. The 
epithet reads: "It dicl what it was sup- 
posed to do— convert Pet ASCII into true 
ASCII so that a Gemini I0X, and later a 
Star NX- 10, could digest characters," 

What's a computer user to do for a 
replacement? Today's interfaces have 
more features and bigger memories 
than they did a year or two ago. And 
one of the best on lite market right now 
is Xetcc's Super Graphix Gold. 

It carries a hefty price, hut it also 
packs a hefty punch. For SI 19.05, you 
get a 32 K buffer, 32 printer choices, 
four built-in fonts and room to down- 
load four user fonts, 21 secondary ad- 
dresses, 32 printing channels, two built- 
in screen dumps, a banner channel that 
prims fonts and custom-font ahility. 

Super Graph ix Gold comes in a steel 
case so sturdy that you couldn't swing 
it around your computer room without 
doing serious damage to the furniture, 
Two buttons peek out through holes in 
the front plate: one resets the interface, 
the cither clears the buffer area. An LED 
on top of SGG lets you know when it's 
sending or receiving information, or 
when an error has occurred. 

The interface also has two rows of DIP 
switches that have eight switches each. 
One row deals with the printer. You can 
select anything from an Epson to a Sei- 
kosha, pick device number 4 or 5 and 
set I he printer width to 80 or 132 col- 
umns. The second set of DIP switches 
controls print conversion and typefaces. 

Power for SGG comes from a trans- 
former plugged into a wall socket. For 
those handy in soldering, Xetec thought- 
fully provided instructions for making a 
minor alteration to the circuit board to 
allow the interface to draw power front 
pin 18 of the printer, provided it sup- 



plies 5 volts. The manual warns, how- 
ever, that such a modification voids the 
interface's lifetime warranty. 

Super Graphix Gold communicates 
directly with the disk drive. In addition 
to supporting the 1511, it recognizes if 
a 1571 is present and sends information 
in the Fast Communication mode. 

I. ike interfaces, dot matrix printers 
have undergone an evolution in the 
past few years. Most have the ability to 
print near-letter quality text. Some even 
have several typefaces available. But 
none have the variety of typefaces that 
are supplied with Super Graphix Gold, 

Four fonts are contained in the in- 
terface's memory: Near-Letter Quality; 
Helvetica, a clean, round typeface; 
Broadway, an art deco style; and Script. 

Another 27 fonts, nine of which arc 
superfonts, are on the disk supplied 
with the interface. The printer makes 
two passes for each letter, printing each 
in a dot density double that of normal 
printing. The result is a smooth, crisp, 
well-formed letter, 'lite disk also has a 
Create program in case none of the 
fonts please you, or if you want to alter 
certain letters or numbers in the font. 

Once loaded into the interface, the 
fonts can be enhanced using bold, under- 
line, italic, expanded, compressed, dou- 
ble height, four pilches (ten through 
13 characters per inch), superscript and 
subscript. Fonts can also be used in the 
banner channel, which turns them side- 
ways and prints them eight inches high. 
All the special effects mentioned above 
are available in litis format. You'll find 
PrintMaster and Print Shop offer more 
versatility, but at least the Manner mode 
for Super Graphix Gold is convenient. 

Handy loo, is the ability to print out 
a text file without having to Ioatl a utility 
program. Simply opening a command 



channel to interface and typing in the 
instructions does the trick. 

Super Graphix Gold is as good at 
handling graphics as it is at handling 
text. It likes the 32 hlock graphics sup- 
ported by drawing programs, and it can 
hold them in its memory until com- 
manded to prim litem. Or, using a util- 
ity program, you can print graphics out 
in various sizes and densities. 

I do have some criticisms of the Gold 
package: The instruction manual, al- 
though detailed, should offer more spe- 
cific examples. In the case of text 
priming, ihc manual isn't just ambigu- 
ous, it's misleading. While it says you 
can prim out a document file by typing 
PRINT#l,"DT:filcnamc".8. it won't 
print out if it's a sequential file. To do 
that, you must add ",s" to the filename. 

Another undocumented bother: If 
the interface is connected, but the 
primer isn't tut tied on, programs won't 
load. Solution: Turn on the printer or 
pull the interface plug from the drive. 
It's an obvious solution, once it dawns 
on you what's causing the problem. 

If you're looking for a good program 
to simply improve the looks of your 
typefaces, then check out Xetcc's Font- 
master II or ['"ontmaster 128. Both are 
excellent software remedies for thill- 
looking dot matrix print. 

If you're planning to buy your first 
interface. Super Graphix Gold is a lot 
for a First-time user to bite off. Consider 
one of Xetcc's less awesome interfaces 
if you're just coming online. 

However, if you know what to do 
when the printer starts spewing out 
graphics characters and capital letters, 
and if you understand escape codes and 
know how to read an error channel, 
then Super Graphix Gold should prove 
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knowledge will gel you started. 

A manufacturer's own comments 
about a product arc sometimes inflated 
or unfounded. Xetcc offers this com- 
ment on the front of its manual for the 
Super Graphix Gold: "The Ultimate 
Printer Interface for Commodore Com- 
puters." Well [Hit. (Xetec, Inc., 2804 Arnold 
fid., Salina, KS 67401. $119.95.) 

— Lonnii; Brown 
Lakeland, FL 



announcing the Lt. Rental's presence 
and a status line with a lot of unfamiliar 
information. Lin fortunately, just when 
things should he getting easy, they sud- 
denly turn tough. After carefully hold- 
ing your hand throughout the installa- 
tion process, the instruction manual 
abandons you. There is no tutorial to 
help you harness this swift racehorse. 

I consider myself a very experienced 
Commodore user, yet I spent several 



frustrating hours paging through com- 
mand overviews and DOS feature ex- 
planations before I even got a hint of 
how to transfer some of my existing files 
to one of the 11 directories (each with 
16 sub-directories), 

When I did finally get it, my frustra- 
tion gave way to awe. Witit die Lt. Ker- 
ual, you can run a program just by 
entering its filename. Programs are tip 
and running in less time lhan it not- 



Lt. Kernal C + 

Looking for CP/M Support, 
Speed and Ijirge Capacity? 
Look to a Hard Drive 

A hard disk drive for tile Commodore 
computer may be the most frequently 
wishedfor accessory in the history of 
home computing. Millions of Cfi'l and 
CM 28 owners have spent countless 
hours waiting for programs to load from 
their pokey 1541 drives. Thousands of 
users who compute for business reasons 
moved on to more expensive machines 
simplv because of the limited speed and 
capacity of their CBM drives. 

The Lt. Kernal, a 20-inegabyle hard 
drive, rewards those Commodore en- 
thusiasts who've remained true to the 
CBM faith with the opportunity to enter 
personal computing's major leagues. 
Capable of storing as much information 
as 128 single-sided floppy disks, the Lt. 
Kernal offers almost instantaneous pro- 
gram loads and the ability to work with 
database files of almost any length. 

The Lt, Kernal is a two-piece system. 
The main unit is a sturdy metal case 
about the same size as two 1541 drives 
standing side by side. It contains a stan- 
dard Seagate model 225 hard drive, the 
circuit board from a conventional PC 
power supply and a cooling fan. The 
host adapter, a 4!4byfi-inch unit with 
the circuitry that lets your (i4 or 128 
communicate with the bard drive, plugs 
into the expansion port. 

Installation requires opening your 
computer's case and attaching insulated 
clip leads to a few chips. CI 28 and 
C-128D owners must also pry out the 
8722 (memory management unit) chip 
and insert a small circuit board. The 
instructions are excellent and this entire 
procedure takes less than half an hour. 

If you've done every tiling correctly, 
the next time you boot up your com- 
puter you should sec a startup screen 



The Epyx 500XJ™ is no 
ordinary joystick. 

It's a lethal weapon. 

The 500XJ scores way 
higher, faster and easier 
than any other joystick 
ever mode. Which isn't 
too surprising, consider- 
ing what coal stuff it has. 



Like a grip that fits in the 
palm of your hand for 
radical control. Super fost 
trigger finger firing for 
deadly timing. Quick- 
thrust stick movement for 
doing it to 'em. And a 
great warranty you'll 
probably never need. 



With a joystick that scores 
this high, this easy there 
ought to be a law. Aren't 
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uially takes to enter the individual Load 
and Run commands. Unfortunately, my 
astonishment was rather short-lived. 
The Lt. Kcrnal turns out to be an ad- 
dition to, not a replacement lor, your 
existing drive(s). 

Many vendors of commercial software 
persist in publishing programs on copy- 
protected disks. Since you must copy a 
program from its original floppy to the 
l.i. Rental's hard disk, many commercial 
programs won't survive the transfer. Util- 
ities that create "archival" backups of 
your software won't help here. 

Anticipating this problem, the folks at 
Xctec attempted to provide a solution. 
1CQUB is a snapshot capture utility 
that's activated by pressing a button alop 
the Xciec host adapter. After loading a 
protected program from its original 
disk, K'.QUli freezes the contents of 
your 64'S memory and creates a bootable 
file that should let you run the program 
from the hard drive. Successful use of 
this utility requires some experimenta- 
tion. My attempts to use ICQUB on some 
games were unsuccessful. 



The Lt. Kcrnal was otherwise quite 
impressive. In 128 mode, however, the 
operating system showed a remarkable 
reluctance to read directories from 
floppy disks in either of my 1571 drives. 
Attempts to use Basic's Load"S" and 
List commands were alse unsuccessful, 
'['his could be due to the early version 
ROM in my C-128, but I'm not worried 
about it I'm still trying to figure out 
what to do about the corrupted "sys- 
lemiudex" header that makes it impos- 
sible to read or validate the sub-di rec- 
tory where I stashed my C-64 files. 

Although its cost per byte ratio is 
among the lowest of available hard 
drives, the Lt. Kcrnal is still an expensive 
peripheral. Nonetheless, I'm sure it's at- 
tractive to SYSOPs who want to support 
a large library of files for a BBS, pro- 
grammers who spend too much lime 
wailing for code to he compiled and 
business users with address lists or other 
kinds of data files that are too large for 
floppies. The Lt. Rental's ability to func- 
tion in CP/M tnode could also make the 
0*128 a serious player in the ever-shrink- 



ing world of CP/M hardware. 

Unfortunately, I can't recommend its 
use by either the average home user or 
the business operator. Even at half the 
price, the question of whether the con- 
venience of a hard disk could overcome 
the intimidating and quirksome nature 
of the Lt. Rental's complicated oper- 
ating system remains unanswered. 

Of equal concern is the lack of ade- 
quate utility software to maintain thou- 
sands of files spread over up to l~ij sub- 
directories and to back up the contents 
of the hard drive to floppy disks. The 
golden rule of hard disk users every- 
where is back u[> your data. 

With the C-64 maintaining its amaz- 
ing popularity primarily as a home ap- 
plications and game machine and the 
cost of the l.t. Kcrnal equal to that of a 
discount PC with the same hard drive 
buih in, this peripheral may be a great 
idea whose time has passed. (Xetec, 280-1 
Arnold Rd., Salvia, KS 6740). $899.95.) 

—John Premack 
Lexington, MA ■ 




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With your Commodore 64 or 128 you can 
; now experience an exciting initiation into the 
| internationally-acclaimed world of the Wizardry 
[ Gaming System. 

Begin with the first scenario*: Proving 
Grounds of the Mad Overlord. It challenges you 
to overcome devious tricks and sudden traps, 
strange and mysterious encounters, maze upon 
maze of puzzles, stimulating and intricate sub- 
plats and sophisticated themes. Ingenious multi- 
level, mind-bending tests abound with vile 
creatures, unspeakable villains, courageous 
adventurers and strong allies to hinder and 
help you achieve ultimate victory. 



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Sir-tech Software, Inc., 

P.O. Box 245, Ogdensburg, NY 13669 

(315) 393-6633 



® Registered trademark of Sir-tech Software. Inc. 
© Copyright by Sir-tech Software. Inc. 
Commodore is a registered irademark ol Commodore International 



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• Many othe; Wizardry scenarios coming for Commodore players. 






Who's 
Number 

One? 



The votes are in, the results have been tabulated, 
and the software winners q/"RUN 's Reader Choice Awards are. 



EVERY USER HAS AN OPINION when it comes to what 
works hest on the Commodore. So when we asked RUN 
readers to choose their favorite programs, we were prepared 
for a wide ratine of responses vigorously defending their 
selections. 

The results of the balloting reflect this. Votes were widely 
distributed among products and manufacturers as readers 
used an eclectic approach in Stamping their seal of approval 
on their favorite software. 

In our June and July issues, we put together a ballot of 
software choices and asked readers lo vote for their favorite 
entries in each of 19 different categories. Readers considered 
lfi3 software selections that included long-time favorites, as 
well as recent releases. 

Voter response in a particular category indicates some 
experience with that application, and readers showed fa- 
miliarity with a surprisingly wide range of software. Each 
category, ranging from games to productivity to utilities, 
drew a healthy percentage of response — at least 70 percent, 

HEAVILY INTO GAMES 

Since 1988 will most likely he remembered as the year of 
the games in the Commodore market, entertainment soft- 
ware was a popular division, with seven different categories 
to accommodate the varied types of programs. The results 
of the poll show that a few companies gambled on innovation 
in maximizing the sound and graphics capabilities of the 
Commodore. . .antl won. For the most part, companies are 
developing software for the basic, oul-ofthe-box C-6-1. With 
very few exceptions, game companies have yet to take ad- 
vantage of the RAM expander or 1581. -.or the 80-column 
capabilities of the C-128. 



This was also the year thai many manufacturers translated 
much of their software to other systems, but by no means 
did they abandon the Commodore market. In 1988 we wit- 
nessed the entrance of video game manufacturers into the 
marketplace, while the established Commodore heavy- 
weights tried to retain their lop position against this on- 
slaught. Video games, however, were not included in this 
year's ballot, which was prepared before the coin -ops made 
the Commodore scene. 

Despite the emphasis on games, RUX readers are still verv 
involved with produclivitv applications. Word prnccssingand 
desktop publishing, two oi the most popular productive uses 
for the Commodore computers, garnered the most attention 
among our voters. Also, database and spreadsheet software 
placed in the top five In the voting. 

For the purposes of this tally, RUN tabulated just under 
800 votes. 

Top vote-Getters 

1 he voting was dominated by the newer software offerings, 
but several long-time favorites, such as lieach liead (arcade 
games), Flight Simulator II (simulations) and The Print Shop 
(desktop/tabletop publishing), copped high honors in their 
respective categories. 

Due to deadline pressures, some readers' favorites may 
have been excluded from the ballot, but we provided readers 
with a chance to write in their choices. The only write-ins 
to receive significant recognition were Word Writer 128 in 
the word processing category and ihc I'anner 128 utility 
program. 

Perhaps the most clear-cut winner among our readers was 
GF.OS, which topped its nearest competitor by almost 40 i 



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points in the integrated software category. Three other ap- 
plications for GEOS — geoCalc, geoFile and geoProgram- 
mer — were also winners in their respective categories. 

Carmen Sandiego was another lop-sided winner — hy over 
20 percentage points — among education programs. The clos- 
est race involved Reach Head and Archon in the arcade 
games category, which Beach Head won by .2 of a percentage 
point. 

Our "familiar name, but different publisher" award goes 
to PaperClip III, a runaway winner in the word processing 
category. Yuppie sports were in, traditional sports were out, 
as RUN readers named Epyx's California Games the top 
sports game. 

The following tables give you a detailed look at how the 



voting went. The winner in each category is listed, along with 
the other products in the category and the percentage of 
voles that each received. "Other" represents the sum ol write- 
ins for each category. 

RUN extends appreciation to all those readers who took 
the time to vote. Be sure to look for next year's ballot. With 
changes and advances in the software market occurring with 
the frequency of campaign promises at a state fair, we an- 
ticipate thai some new faces will emerge when we sample 
our readership next year. 

And we also congratulate the winners. First place should 
not be construed as an endorsement of that product, but is 
indicative of the confidence that product has gained among 
our readers. 



Entertainment 



Arcade Adventures 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Defender of the 






Crown 


Cinemaware 


15.5 


Airborne Ranger 


Micro Prose 


14,0 


Pirates! 


MicroProse 


i 3, l 


The Last Ninja 


Mediagenk 


9,5 


The Three Stooges 


Cinemaware 


9.0 


Elite 


Rainhird 


8." 


Infiltrator scries 


Mindsrape 


5.0 


The Movie Monster 






Game 


Datasoft 


4.2 


The Train 


Accolade 


4.0 


Moebius 


Origin 


3J5 


Alternate Reality 






series 


Datasoft 


3.4 


Cauldron 


liroderbund 


3.2 


Robot Rascals 


Electronic Arts 


3.1 


Trail kie (iocs to 






Hollywood 


Rainhird 


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Other 




2.9 


Arcade Games 






Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Beach Head 


Access 


14.8 


Archon 


Fleet tonic Arts 


14.6 


Miirhle Madness 


Electronic Arts 


M.2 


lnti) the Eagle's 






Nest 


Mlndscape 


!).8 


Skyfox II 


Electronic Arts 


».-l 


GeelSee Air Rally 


Mediagcnic 


9.1 


Boulder Dash 






series 


Electronic Arts 


6J 


Dan Dare 


Electronic Arts 


5.1 


Delta Patrol 


Electronic Arts 


4.6 


Rad Warrior 


Epyx 


3.2 


Fairlight 


Mindsrape 


2.0 


Other 




li.'.l 


Grafimcs Adventures 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Maniac Mansion 


Mediagcnic 


34.1 


The Pawn 


Rainhird 


24.8 


Guild of Thieves 


Rainhird 


20.3 


Accolade's Comics 


Accolade 


18.6 


Other 




2.2 


Role-P[j\ying adventures 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Bard's Tale series 


Electronic Arts 


34.1 


Ultima series 


Origin 


16.3 


Beyond Znrk 


Infocoin 


14.8 


Alter EgO 


Mediagcnic 


9.3 




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Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Mind Mirror 


Electronic Arts 


8.5 


Phantasie series 


SSI 


7.8 


Wizard's Crown 


SSI 


4.8 


Other 




4,3 


Simulations 






Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Flight Simulator II 


Sub Logic 


17 J 


Cunship 


MicroProse 


14.0 


Test Drive 


Accolade 


10.2 


Echelon 


Access 


9.7 


Silent Service 


MicroProse 


9.6 


Chuck Yeager's 






Advanced Flight 






Trainer 


Electronic Arts 


93 


Apollo 18 


Accolade 


6.8 


Up Periscope! 


AriionSoft 


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Project: Stealth 






Fighter 


MicroProse 


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J« 


Suhl.ogie 


3.2 


Stealth Mission 


Stibl .ogic 


2.8 


Super Huey 11 


Gosnti 


1.8 


Thuuderehopper 


ActionSoft 


1.5 


Other 




3.2 


Sports Games 






Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


California Games 


Efyx 


21.8 


LeadeiBoard leries 


Access 


17.4 


1 lardballl 


Accolade 


12.0 


Superstar lee 






Hockey 


Mindscape 


ll.-l 


4th & Inches 


Accolade 


6.2 


Mirrol^agui- 


MicroLeague 




liaseball 


Sports 






Association 


. r ).3 


Puic-Stat Baseball 


Software 






Siinulaiious 


■1.7 


Indoor Sporti 


Mindscape 


3.7 


10th Frame 


Access 


3.5 


Fbotball 


Software 






Simulations 


3.3 


(Championship 






Baseball 


Mediagenic 


2.7 


Other 




7.(1 


Stkategv Games 






Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Raadwar 2000 


SSI 


22.1 


Gulf Strike 


Avalon Hill 


i 5,5 


halllefronl 


Electronic Arts 


13.U 


Rebel Charge al 






Chtckamaugs 


SSI 


12.1 



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Manufacturer 


% 


The Semi)' 


Rainbird 


12.1 


President Fleet 


SSI 


8.2 


Tracker 


Rainbird 


(5.5 


Olher 




9,7 


Text Adventures 






Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Hitchhiker's Guide to 






tkt Galaxy 


hifoeom 


26.0 


Zork Trilogy 


(rtfocom 


21.fi 


Leather Goddesses 






of Phobos 


infocom 


12.3 


Nord and lien 






Couldn't Make 






Head or Tail 






ol II 


Infocom 


7.8 


Bureaucracy 


infocom 


7,0 


Hollywood Hijinx 


I n focom 


5.8 


Wishbringer 


tu focom 


4.7 


Seastalker 


tutor om 


t.5 


Plundered Hearts 


til locom 


2.9 


A Mind forever 






Voyaging 


In locum 


2.8 


Other 




4.5 



Education 



Productivity 

Telecommunications 

Product M a mi File I u re r 

liohsterm Pro Progressive 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Carmen Sandiego 






series 


Broderkund 


31.5 


Typing Tutor IV 


Simon & Schuster 


10.2 


Cave of ihe 






Word Wizard 


Tintcworks 


8.6 


Hank Street School 






Filer K: Databases 


Sunburst 


8.1 


Chcm Lab 


simou St Schuster 


7.0 


The Perfect 






College(Score 


Mindscapc 


6.4 


Sticks hear series 


Weekly Reader 


5.9 


Talking Teacher 


Rainhird 


4.5 


Speed Reader 






series 


Davidson 


3.5 


MacBeth 


Avalon 1 till 


8.0 


.Success wiib 






Mai It series 


CBS 


3.0 


Ladders to 






Learning 


McGraw-Hill 


2.1 


The Accelerated 






Reader 


Readup 


1.3 


Teddy Bear.rels 






i >f Fun 


DIM 


1.0 


Whole Brain 






Spelling 


Snlil ogic 


0.8 


Othei 




2.7 



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I\-riplwrols 


39.8 1 


GEOFILE 


Speedterm 

Protolcrm 
Other 


Abacus 

Briwall 

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Berkeley Sojhvorhs 


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Databases 

Product 

geoFite 


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Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Data Manager 


Tiuiewoiks 


24.1 


Superb asc 


Progressive 






Peripherals 


17.5 


Pocket Filer 2 


Digital Solutions 


13.0 


Fleet Filer 


PS1 


9.0 


Filers Choice 


Mediagenic 


2.9 


Oilier 




4.8 


Desktop/Tabletop Publishing 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Die Print Shop 


Broderbund 


25.6 


geoPublish 


Berkeley Sofiworks 


22.0 


PriniMaster 


Unison World 


12.0 


PaperClip 






Publisher 


Electronic Arts 


10.5 


Newsroom 


Springboard 


10.4 


Outrageous Pages 


Electronic Arts 


5.9 


HiTech 






Expressions 


HiTech 




scries 


Expressions 


8,7 


Personal Newsletter 


Scifisync 


3.7 


Create with 






Garfield 


DLM 


2.8 


Color Mail 


Hallmark 


2.0 


Other 




0.8 


Graphics (Drawing) 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


CAD 3D 


IHT 


26.6 


Doodle! 


Cily Software 


19.0 


CAD PAK 128 


Abacus 


13.8 


The Advanced 






OCP An Studio 


Rainbird 


13.2 


KoalaPainter 


Koala 


8.3 


Flcxidraw 


Inkwell 


7.3 


I Ionic Designer 






128 


Briwall 


4.8 


Color Me 


Mirulsrape 


1.2 


Other 




5.7 


Integrated Software 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


GEOS 


Berkeley Softworks 


57.6 


Pocket series 


Digital Solutions 


17.7 


Fleet System 


PSt 


10.2 


Vi/aslar 128/ 


Progressive 




Vista write 128 


Peripherals 


7.5 


Personal Choice 






series 


Mediagenic 


5.5 


Other 




1.5 


Spreadsheets 






Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


geoCnlc 


Berkeley Softworks 


29.3 


Sniltcalr 


Timeworks 


23,2 


Mulliplan 


Epyx 


Ki.3 


Pocket Planner 2 


Digital Solutions 


14.8 


Vizastar 128 


Progressive 






Peripherals 


7.7 


Planner's Choice 


Mediagenic 


4.5 


Other 




4.2 


Word Processing 






Product 


Matiufarturer 


% 


PaperClip III 


Electronic Arts 


21.0 


gcoWrite 






Workshop 128 


Berkeley Sollworks 


15.1 


Pocket Writer 2 


Digital Solutions 


10.0 


!■ leel System IV 


PSI 


9,5 


Superscript 128 


Progressive 






Peripherals 


9.0 



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Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


The Write Stuff 


Busy Dee 


7,3 


Wordwruer 1 UK 


Time works 


7.0 


Wl in-i'.s ( ihiiii r 


Mrdiagetlic 


,1.7 


Via write 128 


Progressive 






Peripherals 


9,6 


FomMaster 128 


Xclec 


3,2 


Other 




9.5 


Utility 






Multifunction Adi>-Ons 




Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


FastLoad Cartridge 


Epyx 


29.2 


Mach 5/Mach 128 


Access 


13.2 


Final Carlridj>e 






scries 


H&P Computers 


13.0 


Super Snapshot 


Software Support 






liuernalional 


9,3 


Warp Speed 


Cincmaware 


7.0 


Partner fif 


Tuncworks 


6J 


Quick Drown Box 


Brown Boxes 


5.(1 


Parmer 128 


Timeworks 


3.1 


RapiDOS 


Chip Level Designs 


3,3 


Blowup 


DS! 


2.8 


\m\nosiM 


Creative Micro 






Designs 


2.5 


Quae kd as 


CD A 


1.7 


Oilier 




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Product 


Manufacturer 


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geol'rograrn mcr 


Berkeley Softwnrks 


29A 


Basil M 


Patech Software 


16.3 


Dasic IJH12H 


Ah act is 


1 1.0 


Blitz! 64(128 


Skyles 


11.0 


Merlin 


Roger Wagner 


11.0 


C 128 Assembler 






Development 






System 


Commodore 


'.i.l 


The Better 






Working 






Programmer's 






Toolbox 


Spinnaker 


6.8 


The Better 






Working Power 






Assembler 


Spinnaker 


2.3 


Oilier 




3,4 


Utility Pkik:kams 






Product 


Manufacturer 


% 


Big Blue Header 


S.O.C. W.A.P. 


29.6 


Billboard Maker 


Solutions 






Unlimited 


22.5 


Graphics 






Integrator 2 


Inkwell 


16.9 


The Graphics 






Transformer 


CDA 


15.6 


1581 Utilities 


free Spirit 


II. 1 


Other 




•1,3 






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Address List or Winners 






Beach Head 


The Bard's Tale series 


Manioc Mansion 


Access Software 


PaperClip III 


Mediagcnic (formerly Activision) 


545 W. 550 South. Suite 130 


Electronic Arts 


3885 Mohan non Drive 


Bountiful, UT 84010 


1820 Gateway Drive 
San Mateo, CA 94404 


Menlo Park, CA 94025 


GEOS 




Bobstcrm Pro 


gcoFile 


California Came 1 ; 


Progressive Peripherals and Software 


gcoCalc 


Fast Load Cartridge 


464 Kalamaih St. 


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Epyx 


Denver, CO 80204 


Herkeley Softworks 


I'O Box 8020 




2150 Shattuck Ave, 


Redwood City, CA 94063 


Big Blue Reader 


Berkeley, CA <M704 




S.O.G.W.A,P. 




CAD 3-D 


115 Belmont Rci. 


Carmen Sandiego series 


IHT 


Decatur, IN 46733 


The Print Shop 


2269 Chestnut St., Suite 162 




Broderbuttd 


San Francisco, CA !I4 1 23 


Roadwar 2000 


17 Paul Drive 




Strategic Simulations, Inc. 


San Harael. CA 94903 


Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 


1046 N, Rcngstorff Ave, 




Infocom 


Mountain View, CA 94043 


Defender of the Crown 


125 Cambridgepark Drive 




Cinematvare 


Cambridge, MA 02140 


Flight Simulator II 


•1 1 65 Thousand Oaks Blvd. 




SubLogic 


WesLlake Village, CA 91362 




713 Edgebrook Drive 
Champaign, II. 61820 ■ 




Put 
yourself 

in their 
shoes. 

Be Michael 
"The Slam 
mer" Jor- 
dan or 
Larry "The 
Shooter" 
Bird. You 
deeide who 
wins. Is it today's 
most exciting player, 
MVP Michael Jordan, or 
the Player of the Decade, 
Larry Bird? 

Jordan and Bird: 
Software Designers 

Michael wanted quickness, 
speed and air. Larry's fadeaway 
and sweetspots were critical. 
I^iwer Jams for Michael, 
Larry's 3 point bombs. They 



wanted plus jab 

steps, pump fakes w shot 

blocks, steals, 360° dunks and 

more. 

One On One is Three. 

Jordan vs. Bird vs. You in 
three ultimate matchups- 
One On One, the Slam Dunk 
Competition and the 3 Point 
Shootout. 

Designed by 
Garth Hitchens, 
MarkMadland, 
Michael Jordan 
and Larry Bird. 

For IBM/Tandy, 
Commodore M and 
128 computers. Visit 
your retailer or call 
800-245-4525 from 
US or Canada, Sam to 
Spin Pacific Standard Time. IBM is a 
registered trademark of International 
Business Machines, Tandy is a regis- 
tered trademark of Tandy Corporation, 
and Commodore 64 and 128 is a 
registered trademark of Commodore 
lilcclronics Limited. 






The Classic Confronlation: One On 
One. The crowd goes crazy as 
Michael and Larry unload all their 

patented moves. 




Atrial Wufarc: The Air Jordan Slum 
Dunk Contest Up In 4 player, chal- 
lenge each other or Michael him- 
self in a bailie of ftwer Jams. 
Designed by lordan. 




ELECTRONIC ARTS" 



I niii! linrn'e Bombing: 3 I vim 
.Shootout. 25 shots in 60 seconds 
from 23' out. Don't blow the money 

ball, Larry '5 signature event. 



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DECEMBER 1988 • R U N « 



Crazy Caverns 

Something's mury in Santa's workshop. 
Help him retrieve the missing presents. 



Something's seriously wrong in 
Christmas Town! A group of 
rebellious elves has gone on .1 
rampage ami stolen some ol 
Santa's fines) presents, 

As if that weren't bad enough, the 
gifts have been stashed in caverns below 
St. Nick's workshop, where they're 
guarded by crazy mechanical snowmen, 
lis your job, as Santa, to recover the 
presents. 

As you search, you must tread peril- 
ous ice bridges and snow packs, where 
miscalculation means a long, long drop 
to the ground. Von must also confront 
crazy snowmen and misshapen Christ- 
mas trees, and you'll find events irrt- 
latingly unpredit table. 

Type in Listing I, save it to disk and 
then run it. Then type in and save List- 
ing 2, which will create a high-score file 







By JOHN RYAN' 

rut disk when it's run. Next, plug a joy- 
stick into port 2 and load CraZ) Caverns 
with the following bnot program: 

10 II- A» Q THEN A= 1 : LOAD 

" + CAVERNS MI. ".H.I 
L>0 SYS 16559 

Be sure to leave the program disk in 
the (hive for further disk accesses. 

Crazy Caverns features live set ecus, 
one lot cadi cavern where a present is 
bidden, and five difficulty levels, each 
one giving you less lime to search than 
the one before. When you find a gift 
and touch it, a magical sled appears. 
Vim must get to il (mil eas\ ), and it takes 
yon to the next cavern. If vou were really 
fast, you might even go immediately to 
a new level without needing the sled. 
Vou have five tries to rolled (he five 
gifts at each level of difficulty. 



A shrinking colored bar — denoting 
depletion of the air supply— ai the right 
side of die screen indicates the time 
elapsed. The bar shrinks faster as you 
progress from level to level. To pause 
the action, press the P key: to resume 
play, press any key. 

Score is based solely on speed, and. if 
your score is high enough, vou can pie- 
serve il in Santa's I hill ol fame hit all lo 
see. Just save [he score lile liotn the 
Score menu before exiling the game. 

You'll need a keen sense of liming 
ami good distance judgment to succeed 
at Crazy Caverns — and you can't afford 
to dally. Christmas Eve is almost 

here! [r! 

John lt\an is tin air Imfjii riHitml iitslrur- 
lor. with considerable responsibility for San- 
ta's safe trip eveiy Christmas ere. 



Listing 1. Crazy Caverns program. 

REM CREATE SANTA'S CAVERNS ML 

:REM*5 
5 OPEN 8,8,8, "+CAVERNS ML ,P,W*' 

:REM*l26 
10 READ A$:IF AS="-1" THEN CLOS 
E8:END :REM*7B 

IS IF LEN(A$)<62 THEN 55 70 

:REM*254 75 
20 B$=MID$(A$,1 ,20)+MID$(A$,22, 
20I+MIDS(A$,43,20) :REM*242 
25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 : REM* 181 80 
30 C$=MID$(B$, (I*2)-1 ,2) :H$=LEF 

T$(C$,1 >:LS=RIGHT5(C$,1 ) 85 
: REM* 20 9 
35 H=VAL(H$):IF H$>"9" THEN H=A 90 

SC(H$)-55 :R£M*85 

40 L=VAL(L$):IF L$>"9" THEN L=A 95 
SCUS1-55 :REM*136 10 

45 BY = I!*1 6+L:PRINT#8,CHK$(BY) ; 

:REM*67 10 
50 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM*11S 

55 IF LEN{A$)<21 THEN B$=A$:GOT 

70 :REM*184 10 



IF LEN(AJ)<42 THEN BS=LEFTS( 
AS,20)+RIGHT$(A$, <LEN(AS)-2t 
) i :GOTO 7 ;REM*176 

BS=LEFT$ ( AS , 20 ) +MID$I AS , 22 , 2 
) +RIGHTS { AS , LEN ( AS ) - 4 2 > 

:REM*1 40 
FOR 1=1 TO LEN(B$)/2:REM*221 
C$=MID$(B$, (I*2)-1 ,2) :H$=LEF 
T$ ( C$ , 1 ) : LS=RIGHTS ( C$ , 1 ) 

; REM* 140 
H=VAL(HS):IF H$>"9'* THEN H=A 
SC(HS)-55 :REM*56 

L=VAL(LS):IF L$>"9" THEN L=A 
SC(LS>-55 :REM*84 

BY=H*16+L:PRINT#8,CHR$(BY) ; 

:REM*1 48 
NEXT:G0T0 10 :REM*160 

REM CREATES ML DATA FOR SAN 
TA'S CAVERNS : REM* 127 

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1060E01610D02060E01 B901041 
50401 61 0D051 5 :REM*55 

2 DATA 0401B90106020E01610D 

Kl'N it right: C-fM; joystick 



7020E01B901061B0401 610D071 
B04FFAB01081D :REM*2 

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1B9010D050201 :REM*08 

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20161050E1402016105 1217080 
1610514070301 ;REH*209 

109 DATA 6301 140A0E01 61051 502 
3FF630F000018FF630F 0001 18F 
F630F001F18FF : REM* 9 5 



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110 DATA 630F00201801B9011702 1 
D01630F1 80021000000 FFAB010 
20215FFB30102 :REM*90 

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F081B0401 61010C0C03 0163010 
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1101109016301 111109 0163011 
21 109FF630F10 : REM* 20 9 

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F000018FF630F000118 FF630F0 
01F18FF630F00 :REM*114 

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000FFB501000E0701 63 0B02140 
701B901050206 :REM*42 

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90601G3060A18070163 060E020 
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9010302060162 rREM*89 

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30F1417080163 :REM*78 

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F630F0001 18FF630F00 1F18FF6 
30F00201801B9 :REM*239 

122 DATA 01 17021D01630F1 80021 
0000000017601050A01 01B7010 
50B1201760105 :REM*216 

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41D01FFAA0106 ;REM*228 

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A204C48AD16D0 :REM*48 

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9028D23D0A200BD91 56 9DC503E 
8E00CD0F52012 :REM*166 

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9058DAB5SA964 ;REM*166 

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Continued on f>. III. 






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Finance 128 

Step high finance down to an understandable level with 
this loan and investment calculator. 





By JIM WICKES 



If you need to borrow sonic money 
or have some extra to Invest, Fi- 
nance for the CI 28 will track the 
value of possible loans or invest' 
merits over time. It can assist you with 
everything from major purchases to a 
retirement fund, and is a powerful 
learning tool, as well. The entry screens 
feature an easy, fUl-itrlhe-lilanks lot mat, 
and tile entile program runs from the 

numeric keypad. 

Finance 12H's menu is shown in fig' 
ure 1. As you can see, the first six op- 
tions concern loans. When you select 
Regular Payments, enter the dollar 
value of the loan as the amount fi- 
nanced, the interest rate in percent 
(12.25, for example), the term of the 
loan in years and the number of pay- 
ments per year. The program will then 
compute your regular payment, total 
amount of the payments and total in- 
terest over the course of the loan. 

Loan payments seldom work out 
to exact dollars-and-cents amounts, so 
it's customary to make an adjustment 
on the last installment. To compute it, 
use the Last Payment option. Amount 
financed works backward from Regular 
Payments to determine the amount of 
the original loan. 

Balance of a Loan is handy for deter- 
mining a loan payoff amount. For any 
payment number, enter the number of 
payments you've already made, plus 
one. Term of a Loan takes a desired 
monthly payment and known interest 
rale to calculate the term in years. An- 
nual Interest Rate is calculated from the 
principal amount of the loan and pay- 
ment information. 

Options 7-12 concern investments 
thai accrue compound interest, Future 
Value computes the value of any in- 
vestment at any future dale, and Initial 
Investment operates in reverse. Regular 
Withdrawals and Minimum for With- 



Figure 1. Finance 120 menu. 




Loans 




Lit vestments 


l. Regular Payments 




7. Future Value 


2. Last Payment 




8. Initial Investment 


3, Amount Financed 




9. Regular Withdrawals 


■1. Balance of a Loan 




10. Minimum for Withdrawal 


5, Term of a Loan 




11. Future Value of Regular Deposits 


6. Annual Interest R; 


ite 


12. Nominal Interest Rate 



drawal are concerned with regular with 
drawals from an investment. Future 
Value of Regular Deposits calculates the 
future value of an investment built with 
regular additions. Nominal Interest 
Rate figures the annual interest rate (as 
opposed to the effective interest from 
compounding). 

While I've taken pains to provide a 
bug-free program, some degree of com- 
mon sense is required on your part. 
Obviously, a loan of $100,000 can never 
be repaid at $25 a month. There are 
also limits in the program. The interest 
rate must be less than 100%, the max- 
imum principal amount less than ten 
million dollars, the numbei of years less 
than 100, and the maximum loan pay- 



ment must be no more than S99S1. 

Help is available in the header mes- 
sage block, and pressing the escape key 
will gel you out of any option. If you 
make a mistake during entry, use the 
cursor- up key to return to the line to 
he collected. 

I've kept Finance 12H short and sim- 
ple. Custom printouts, an 80-cohmiu 
screen, disk routines, and so forth, 
could be easily added, but those possi- 
bilities, my friends. I leave to you! (B 

Jim Wiehes, ■who noxii rum a small con- 
suiting firm, ts proficient in Bask, Fortran 
and mm hi nr language ami at one time pro 
grammed for a minicomputer he bought to 
speed operations in a former business venture. 



Listing 1. Finance 128 program. 

10 REM FINANCE 128 - WICKES 

:REM*221 
40 POKE53280,0: POKE53281,0 

:REM*88 
50 PRINT CHR$(147) CHR$(5) CIIRS 
(142) "PLEASE WAIT" :P,EM*90 
60 DIM E$(4), K${18>, M$(12) 

:REM*150 

70 DIM K%(18), P%{12,9), T%(8), 

V(B) :REM*95 

80 GOTO 790 :REM*176 

90 REM INPUT ;REM*117 

100 A=K%(K): CHAR,X,Y,C$: A$="" 
: W=0 :REM*176 

RUN it right: C-128, in 40-Column mode. 



110 POKE2599,0: DO UNTIL W=A 

:REM*13S 
120 E=0: GETKEY B$ : J=INSTR(I$, 
B$) : IF J=1 3 THEN EXIT 

:REM*5S 

130 IF J=0 THEN GOSUB 180: ON E 

GOTO 120, 150, 150:REM*119 

140 PRINT B$;: A$=A$+B$: W=W+1 ; 

POKE208,0 :REM*186 

150 LOOP: POKE2599,1: PRINT C$ ; 

:REM+143 
160 Q=INT(VAL{A$)*100+. 51/100: 

RETURN :REM*172 

170 REM INPUT ERR :REM*172I 



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FINANCE 188 



E=1 : B$ = "" 
:REM*194 
190 ON J GOTO 200, 210, 210, 22 
0, 220: RETURN :REM*26 

200 E=0: B$=" ": RETURN:REM*132 
210 E=J: W=A: RETURN :REM*167 
220 IF W<=0 THEN W=0: RETURN 

:REM*210 

230 W=W-1; A$=LEFTS(AS,W) : CHAR 

,X,Y,A$+C$: RETURN : REM* 196 

240 X=POS{X): C1IAR,X,Y+1 ,"{2 CO 

MD Ts)": RETURN :REM*1 56 

250 CHAR, 22,1 ,E$(B>: RETURN 

: REM* 3 3 

260 REM REG PMTS :REM*213 

270 I=V(2)/100: N=V(3)*V(4) 

:REM*224 

280 R=V(1 )*{l/V(4))/(1-(1+(I/V( 

4)))(UP ARROW)-N) :REM*51 

290 V(5)=INT(R*l00+.5)/100: V{6 

)=V(S)*N: V(7)=V[61-V<1 ) 

:REM*205 
300 RETURN :REM*187 

310 REM AMT FINANCED 

:REM*191 
320 I=V(2)/100: N=V(3)*V<4) 

:REM*146 
330 V|5l=|V(l]/|l/V|4)))'(1-(lt 
(I/V(4) ) ){UP ARROW) -N I 

:REM*156 
340 V{6)=N*V(1): V{7)=V(6)-V<5> 

REM* 96 
3 50 RETURN 
360 REM LAST PMT 
370 B = 4: GOSUB 250 
380 S = V(1 ):I=V(3)/100: 

N=V(4)*P 
390 IF M>3 THEN N=V ( 5 ) 



■ UKJ.IHP | 



:R£M*237 
: REM* 4 9 
:REM*119 
P=V(5) : 
:REM*1 47 
: P=V<4) 
:REM*229 
400 IF M=5 THEN N=1 00*P:REM*207 
410 FOR W=1 TO N: IF S 1=0 THEN 

170 :REM*193 

420 J=INT((S*l/P)*100+.5)/100 

:REM*1 13 
430 Z=V{2)-J: S = S-Z :REM*68 
440 X = 27: Y=T%|6) :REM*1G1 
450 CHAR,X,Y: PRINT USING N$;S + 
V(2) :REM*223 

460 NEXT: B=2: GOTO 490:REM*247 
470 B = 0: K=2: Q=INT( ( { W-l ) /p) *1 
.5 J/1 00 :REM*145 

480 A$=STR$|Q>: ES [ » = "PAYOUT = 
'+RTGHT$(A$,5>+" YR" 

:REM*62 

490 V(6)=S+V(2): Z=V( 6 ) :REM*1 39 
500 IF M=4 THEN V(6)=S: Z=S+V<2 
) : IF S<0 THEN V(6)=0 

:REM*1 98 
510 V[7)=(W-2)*V(2)+Z: V(8)=V(7 
)-V(1) :REM*255 

520 IF M=5 THEN V(S)=Q: B=2 

: REM* 150 
5 30 RETURN : REM* 162 

540 REM APR :REM*135 

550 A=V<1); P=V(4>: N=V(3!*P 

:REM*244 

560 1=1: J=0; z=0: R = 0: Q=V(2)* 

N :REM*118 

570 B=4: GOSUB 250: B=2:REM*250 



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580 V{2)=VAL(STR$<V{2) ) ) : IF Q< 

=A THEN 640 :REM*171 

590 DO: R={I*A/P)/(1 -1 /( (l/P+1 > 

{UP ARROW) N}) :REM*232 

600 R=INT(R*100+.5)/100: R=VAL{ 

STRS(R) ) :REM*178 

610 Z=ABS(I-J)/2: J=I: IF V(2)= 

R THEN EXIT :REM*138 

620 I=I+Z*(V<2)-R)/ABS(V{2)-R) 

:REM*1 14 
630 LOOP: V(5)=I»100 :REM*249 
640 RETURN :REM*1 3 

REM LOANS :REM*95 

P=V(4): I=V(2)/100/P: N=P*V 
(3) :REM*137 

670 ON M-6 GOTO 680, 700, 710, 

730, 750, 770 :REM*192 

680 V(5)=V<1 )*<(1+I){UP ARROWJN 
1 :REM*26 

690 V(6)=V(5)-V<1 ): RETURN 

:REM+1G5 

700 V(5)=V(1 )/({UI)fUP ARROW)N 

) : RETURN :REM*62 

710 Z=V{1 )*l/(1-[l+I){UP ARROW) 

-N): V(5)=INT(Z*100+.5)/l00 

:REM*10 

720 V(6)=V<5)*N-V(1 ): RETURN 

:REM*110 
730 V(5)=V(1 >/l*(1-1/((1+I){UP 

ARROWJN)) :REM*2 

740 V(6)=V{1 }*N-V{5) : RETURN 

:REM*190 
V(5) = (V(1 )/!)*( [1t.l| [UP ARR 
OWJN-1) :REM*82 

V[6)»V(5)-V(1)*N: RETURN 

REM* 1| 
V(5)=P*((V(1 )/V(2))(UP ARRO 
W)(1/N)-1 )*100: RETURN 

:REM*19 

780 REM INITIALIZE :REM*1 90 

7 90 H$=" (HOME) {CTRL 9) {3 SPACES 
) FINANCE PROGRAM (9 SPACES )M 
ESSAGE{7 SPACES) {CTRL 0){5 
SPACES) MAIN MENU (5 SPACES) { 
CTRL 9 ) { 2 SPACES ) { CTRL ) ( 2 
SPACES) <ESC> = QUIT{3 SPAC 
Es){CTRL 9} (CTRL 0){40 COM 
D Us)"+CHR$(27)+CHR$(64) 

:REM*34 
800 I$=" .0123456789"+CHR$(1 3) 

:REM*30 



810 J$=CHR$ ( 29 ) +CHR$ ( 27 ) +CHR$ ( 1 

45>+CHR$(20)+CHR$(157) 

:REM*10S 
820 UJ=" (11 COMD Ts)": CS=CHR$ 

(27)+"Q" :REM*59 

830 N$="#%tHtMlfHI.1llt": K%(0)=3 

: REM* 4 7 
840 D$=" 

-" :REM*167 

850 S$="(10 SPACES)" :REM*125 
860 FOR L=1 TO 12: READ M$(L): 

NEXT :REM*143 

8 70 FOR L=1 TO 4: READ A$ 

:REM*81 

880 E${L)=LEFT$("{2 SPACES )"+A$ 

+S$,17): NEXT :REM*102 

890 FOR L=l TO 18 :REM*66 

900 READ K%[L), K$ ( L ) : NEXT 

:REM*221 
910 FOR L=1 TO 12: READ P%(L,0) 

: REM* 37 
920 FOR J=l TO P%(L,0): READ P% 
(L,J) :REM*199 

930 NEXT J: READ P%(L,9): NEXT 

L :REM*75 
940 REM START PROGRAM :REM*3 

9 50 PRINT H$;: CHAR, 0,3," LOANS 

:REM*100 

960 PRINT: PRINT" {5 COMD Ts)": 

FOR L=1 TO 12 :REM*234 

PRINT L; "(CRSR LF ) . " M$ ( L 

) :REM*212 

IF L=6 THEN PRINT "{2 CRSR 

DNs) INVESTMENTS": PRINT U$ 

REM*194 

990 NEXT: Y = 22: M=0 :REM*251 

1000 K=0: CHAR, 1 ,Y, "OPTIONS (1- 

12) (2 SPACES)": GOSUB 240: 

POKE208,0 :REM*87 

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1020 
1030 
1040 
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1060 
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1100 


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:REM*207 

M=INT(Q): IF M<1 OR M>12 T 

HEN 1010 :REM*52 

PRINT H$; : X=l : Y=4 

;REM*166 
CHAR,1 ,1 ,LEFT$(M$(M)+S$,18 
): Z=P%(M,9) ;REM*1B4 
FOR L=l TO P%{M,0): K=P%{M 
,L) : REM* 51 

CHAR,X,Y,K$(K) : T%(L)=Y 

REM* 4 

IF L<=Z THEN CHAR,39-K%(K) 
,Y+1,RIGHTS(U$,K%(K)-1 ) 

REM* 7 

Y=Y+2: IF L=Z THEN CHAR,X, 
Y,D$: Y = Y+3 :REM*70 
NEXT: L=1 :REM*208 

DO UNTIL L=P%(M,9)*1: B=2; 
IF L=1 THEN B=l :REM*125 
K=P%(M,L): X=39-K%(K): Y=T 
%(L) :REM*23 

GOSUB 250: GOSUB 100: IF E 
= 2 THEN EXIT :REM*64 
IF E=3 AND L>1 THEN L=L-1: 
GOTO1180 :REM*163 

IF A$="" AND V(L)>0 THEN Q 
=V(L) :REM*174 

IF LEN(STR$(INT(Q) ) ) - 1 > A 
-4 OR Q=0 THEN B = 3: GOTO 1 I 



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RIGHTS (N$,K%(K) ) ;Q 

:REM+185 1300 
1170 V(U=Q: L = L^1 :REM*200 
1180 LOOP: IF E=2 THEN Q=0: GOT 1310 

O 1270 :REM*222 

1190 ON M GOSUB 270, 370, 320, 1320 
370, 370, 550, 660, 660, 6 
60, 660, 660, 660 :REM*61 1330 
1200 FOR L=P%<M,9)+1 TO P%IM,0) 

:REM*235 1 340 
1210 K=P%(M,L>: X=38-K%(K): Y=T 

%{L) :REM*189 1350 

1220 CHAR,X,Y: PRINT USING RIGH 
T$(N$,K%{K) ) ;V(L) : NEXT: P 
OKE208.0 :REM*235 1360 

1230 Y=T%(L-1}+2: CHAR,1 ,Y,"<1 > 1370 
RESTART{2 SPACES) <2> MENU 
(2 SPACES)": GOSUB 240 

:REM*230 1380 
1240 Z = 0; K=0: GOSUB 250: GOSUB 1390 

100 :REM*215 

1250 ON E GOTO 1240, 1270, 1290 

:REM*4 1400 
1260 IF Q>2 THEN B=3: GOTO 1240 

:REM*113 1410 
1270 FOR L=l TO 8: V(L)=0: NEXT 

: REM* 6 9 
1280 L=1 : ON Q GOTO 1030: GOTO 1420 



9 50 :REM*251 

L=P%(M,9) : GOTO 1100 

:REM*128 
DATA REGULAR PAYMENTS, LAS 
T PAYMENT :REM*11 3 

DATA AMOUNT FINANCED, BALA 
NCE OF A LOAN :REM*198 
DATA TERM OF LOAN, ANNUAL 
INTEREST RATE :REM*158 
DATA FUTURE VALUE, INITIAL 
INVESTMENT : REM* 31 
DATA REGULAR WITHDRAWLS, M 
IN. FOR WITHDRAW!, :REM*19 
DATA FUTURE VAL REG DEPOSI 
TS, NOMINAL INTEREST RATE 

:REM*228 
REM :REM*218 

DATA <ESC> = MENU, < {UP AR 
ROW)> = BACKUP, INVALID EN 
TRY, COMPUTING... :REM*179 
REM PROMPT S/U — :REM*75 
DATA 11, AMOUNT FINANCED, 6, 
ANNUAL INTEREST RATE (%) 

:REM*1 
DATA 6 .NUMBER OF YEARS, 6, P 
AYMENTS PER YEAR :REM*175 
DATA 11, REGULAR PAYMENT AM 
OUNT ,11, TOTAL OF PAYMENTS 

:REM*71 
DATA 11, TOTAL INTEREST PAI 



D, 11, LAST PAYMENT AMOUNT 

:REM*124 
1430 DATA 7, LOAN PAYMENT NUMBER 
,11, LOAN BALANCE AMOUNT 

:REM*1 13 

1440 DATA 11, INITIAL INVESTMENT 

,6, COMPOUNDING PERIODS / Y 

R :REM*222 

1450 DATA 11 .FUTURE VALUE AMOUN 

T, 1 1 , TOTAL INTEREST EARNED 

:REM*9B 

14 60 DATA 11,AMT OF REGULAR WIT 

HDRAWL, 6, WITHDRAWLS PER YE 

AR :REM*87 

1470 DATA 11.AMT OF REGULAR DEP 

OS ITS, 6, NUMBER OF DEPOSITS 

PER YEAR : REM* 127 

14B0 REM PROMPT SEQ :REM*68 

14 90 DATA 7,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,4,8,1 

,5,2,3,4,8,6,7,5,7,5,2,3,4 
,1 ,6,7,4 :REM*224 

1500 DATA B, 1,5, 2, 4, 9,10, 6,7,5, 
8,1 ,5,2,4,3,8,6,7,4,5,1 ,5, 
3,4,2,4 :REM*15 

1510 DATA 6,11,2,3,12,13,14,4,5 
,13,2,3,12,11 ,4,6,11 ,2,3,1 
6,15,1 4,4 :REM*170 

15 20 DATA 6,15,2,3,16,11,14,4,6 

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Here are the winning entries in the Berkeley Softworlis' 
Desktop Publishing Contest. 



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QUESTION: What do the following peo- 
ple have in common? 

A salesman in Albuquerque uses a 
presentation notebook for selling in- 
tensive-care heart-monitoring systems 
to hospitals. 

A pastor in Bloominglon, Illinois, cre- 
ates a Mother's Day cookbook. 

A food-service director in Florida 
produces charts showing number of 
meals served, number of man-hours in- 
volved, cost per meal and total costs. 

A laboratory director and a professor 
of biology coauthor a scientific report — 
with graphs, diagrams and tables— enti- 
tled "Toxic Effects of Copper Sulfate on 
Selected Freshwater Plankton." 

ANSWER: They're all Commodore users 
who are finding practical desktop pub- 
lishing applications with GEOS. 

And ihey are but a sampling of the 
hundreds of entrants in the recent 
Berkeley Soft works desktop publishing 
contest. Equipped with geoPaint and 
geoWrile (as well as geoPublish, Writ- 
er's Workshop and Graphics Grabber, 
in many cases), contestants submitted 
their best applications in one of seven 
different categories. 

As the number of people who use 
GEOS continues to climb, housemak- 
ers, engineers, students, retired people 
and service personnel are discovering 
everyday uses for GEOS— at home, at 
work and in school. Desktop publishing 
combines word processing, page layout 
and graphic design to allow users to 
create newsletters, spruce up reports or 
documents or design announcements 
and business forms. 

The desktop publishing contest is 



proof-positive that Commodore com- 
puterists don't need to spend several 
thousands of dollars for a 16-bit com- 
puter setup. 

As judges in this contest, we at RUN 
were impressed with the effort and in- 
genuity that went into these CEOS 
submissions. For example, how many 
would have thought of selling their 
home with a GEOS -generated fiver, 
complete with floor plans? Or creating 
designs with gcoPaint used on a stencil 
for etching on glass mirrors? Newslet- 
ters, invitations, stationery, cards, book- 
lets, and so on, are obvious applications. 
If you have a publishing need, then 
GEOS probably is the answer. 

Other Unusual 
GEOS Applications 

We noticed many applications for 
GEOS in the office or studio — from the 
graphic designer in California who 
designed his company's stationery, busi- 
ness cards and invoices to the Tennes- 
see training coordinator who created a 
client handbook used in the treatment 
of chemical dependency at a detoxifi- 
cation rehabilitation institute. 

Besides the workplace, GEOS is also 
used in schools. For example, an elec- 
trical engineering student at the Uni- 
versity of Michigan produces circuit 
diagrams using GEOS, Second -graders 
in Tampa, Florida, use GEOS to create 
a class newsletter. And a kindergarten 
teacher used geoPublish to create a col- 
oring book for her students. 

Perhaps the largest number of entries 
were submitted in the newsletter cate- 
gory. If you need to get word out to a 
group of people, GEOS can help with 
a newsletter that addresses dental pa- 



tients, investor clients, church mem- 
bers. Star Trek fans, jaycees, golfers, 
family members, scouts and. of course, 
user groups. Some of the newsletters 
were relatively plain, but the ones that 
caught our attention were cleverly done 
with multiple columns and eye-catching 
graphics. 

A Word About the Winners 

The winning entries in the seven cat- 
egories that follow were chosen accord- 
ing to several criteria — design, graph- 
ics, layout, use of fonts, content and 
application. 

A Canadian student created a comic 
book on his C-IU8 that rivals many of 
the professional comics we've seen. A 
freelance commercial artist designed 
and created birth announcements that 
would make any newborn proud. A 
professional musician keeps his band 
in tune with an informative, interesting 
and well-designed newsletter. 

Perhaps the hottest contest was in the 
open category, which saw many inter- 
esting applications, including greeting 
cards, stationery, note cards, an illus- 
trated booklet entitled "How lo Build 
Your Own Rockets" and a social studies 
text used by a leather to help deaf stu- 
dents, In addition lo the three winners 
in this category, we also cited two hon- 
orable mentions, who will each receive 
RUN'S GEOS Power Pak disk for their 
original submissions. These two entries, 
along with (he submissions of the first- 
place winners, are pictured on the fol- 
lowing pages. 

The names and hometowns of the 
winners in each categorv are listed be- 
low. The second- and third place win- 
ners will each receive Commodore i 



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church youth group newsletter 

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que, NM; "Pack 409," a cub scout 
newsletter 

3rd Place — Michael Henderson, Cu- 
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Line" newsletter 



Newsletter — laser; 

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of computer games, call customer service 
at |3)2) 595-1443. 



KONAMI 

Only Rush 'N Attack and Contra will be available 
for Amiga in 1988. 6 1 988. Konarnt Inc. 



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English's Computers 
60S Perm A«. 


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346 w Maude 


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Software Connection 


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230S.M3inSt. 


101 W NatfcK Rd 


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CLIO 


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19701 Hamilton Ave 
1213)538-2314 

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DARIEN 
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124 North Mi8 
(313)636-1070 

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I/O Software 


Galaxy Computers 
332 River St 

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2855 Easte* 


800 Post Road 


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432 W. Main St. 


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32647 Ford Rd. 


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1313)522-3015 


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The Software Shop 


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|904| 376-5606 


710 Centre St 


Floppy Wizard 


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271 Memorial 
1713)461-8660 


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Television tennis atuthst 




"What do I expect from a computer 
tennis game? Realism, I want 
to sense the power of a strong fore- 
hand, the ease 
of a smooth 



backhand. 
Accolade's 
Serve & Volley 
gives me 
that realism— and more. 

"Serve & Volley truly captures 
the essence of the game— the 
action, the strategy, the pressure. 
You can select and place your 
shots via the animated "Strobe -0- 
Stroke" graphics. There's match 
or tournament play, three levels of 
difficulty, even three different 
court surfaces. 

"Why should I leave the office 
to cover a tournament? Now I can 
play one on my computer with 
Serve & Volley." 




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"I've seen some great moves on 
the football field but nothing com- 
pares to the moves you'll find on 
4th & Inches computer football. 
This is real pro football action 
with 11 animated players per side. 
It's great! The ball's snapped and 
you have 22 guys running around 
the screen buttin' heads! 

"But the best part about 4th &, 
Inches? The control. I pick the 
starters. I control the key players 
on offense and 
defense. Heck, 
this is a head 
coach's dream 
come true! And 
the playbook? 
Fantastic. You get a pro style 
playbook with 20 plays and 11 
different formations. 

"Somebody at Accolade really 
knew their X's and O's when 
they drafted 4th & Inches. Great 
game plan, guys!" 





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"I used to think my broadcast 
booth at ringside was the closest 
I'd ever come to the true boxing 
experience. Then I played T K.O. 
computer box- 
ing. Talk about 
"up close and 
personal!" T K.O. 
put me right 
in the ring, face 
to face with a heavyweight champ. 

"During a fight I like to do all 
the jawing. With T K.O. I got to jab 
at a fighter's jaw. I threw a right . . . 
it landed! I coidd actually see 
those familiar signs of wear and 
tear on the champ's face. At the bell, 
the champ had a black eye, a fat 
lip and— I suspect —a bruised ego. 

"It's a unanimous decision. 
Accolade's T K.O. captures the feel- 
ing of boxing like no other game. 





"Jack Nicklaus is unquestionably 
the greatest golfer of his time and 
I've been for- 
tunate enough 
to follow his 
play on the great- 
est golf courses 
in the world. 
"Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 
Holes Of Major Championship Golf 
is the Golden Bear's personal 
selection of the most challenging 
holes in all of golf. Holes that 
have decided the four major 
championships. 

"Accolade has come up with a 
simulation that not only recreates 
each hole with stunning accu- 
racy—but it allows the player to 
golf against a computerized Jack 
Nicklaus. Quite an accomplishment. 

"Jack never settles for second 
best. This is the computer golf 
game that others will be judged 
by for years to come!' 



CHICK II RAM 

1 'aire fiftlif Las A iigttes Lakers 

"To play championship basketball, 
you've got to have a great fast 
break. To play three-on-three, full 
court computer basketball you've 
got to have Accolade's Fast Break. 
"No other computer basketball 
game gives you this much control 
and payability. You run the offense 
and defense. There are more plays, 
more players and more shots. 
And the thing that really impressed 
me was the network television 
court perspective. The animation 
was so fluid— I thought I was 
watching my monitor at The Forum! 
"Take it from a guy who's 

seen his share 
of great fast 
breaks- 
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Dear Santa. . . 

Please bring me software that supports my RAM 
Expansion units, 1351 mouse and 1581 disk drive. 



By BARBARA MINTZ 




ost of Us enjoy a challenge, 
and sales figures for com- 
puter adventure games 
and the steady clink of 
quarters dropping into arcade games 
attest to that enjoyment. But when we 
plunk down a bagful of quarters for a 
new piece of hardware, we're looking 
for a device that will simplify our lives, 
not complicate it. 

When 1 surveyed Commodore's new 
1700, 1764 and 1750 RAM Expansion 
can ridges and the 1351 mouse in the 
November 1987 issue of RUN, I liked 
what I saw, and I'm just as enthusiastic 
about the newest piece of Commodore 
hardware, the remarkable little 1581 
disk drive. They promise the kind of 
adventure that usually comes with a 
more powerful, versatile computer sys- 
tem; but it's important to note that, 
without friendly software support, all 
three can provide some unwelcome 
challenges along the way. 

Fortunately, several interesting soft- 
ware applications were available right 
from the start for the RAM and the 
mouse. The past year hasn't brought 
many new programs from major pub- 
lishers, but Commodore computers 
have always enjoyed a kind of "gTass 
roots" support, and, one way or an- 
other, we're finding the software that 
makes our new hardware useful and 
friendly. Here's a survey of some sig- 
nificant programs. You'll find their 
sources listed in Table 1. 

RAM Expansion 

The RAM Expansion unit (REL'), with 
all its extra memory (128K in the 3700, 
'250 K in the 1764 and 512K in the 1750) 
has obvious advantages for Commo- 
dore computers, but, on its own, it cer- 
tainly qualifies as a challenge. You can't 
just plug this big new cartridge into 
your computer and use it to run, your 
extra-long programs. It's really de- 
signed to store code and data and 




move it back into ihe computer when 
needed — something like a disk drive, 
but so much faster, thanks to the REITs 
direct memory access (DMA), that you 
don't ever notice the move being made. 
Adept programmers, using that speed, 
can make you think you're working with 
a very big computer indeed. 

RAMDOS 

Basic 7.0, the native language of the 
CM 28, has several commands {Stash, 
Swap and Fetch) that somewhat simplify 
access to RAM Expansion memory, but 
( Mil Basic offers no help at all, so it was 
fortunate that Commodore provided 
some immediate support to purchasers 
0ftheC-64's 1701 RAM expander. The 
RAMDOS program on the Test Demo 
disk distributed with the 1764 enables 
you to install the REL' as a large, ex- 
tremely fast disk drive emulator. 

Willi RAMDOS in place, the phan- 



Thrsa 
REU stars 
arid their 
supporting 
cast. 



lorn drive produces a directory with 
1000 blocks of disk memory, CI 28 own- 
ers didn't get a RAMDOS of their own 
at that time, but, if they could find a 
copy of the C-64 version, they could run 
their computer in 64 mode, use the 
C-128's 1750 REU and install a RAM 
disk with 201 I blocks of memory. 

RAMDOS is an impressive piece of 
software, but it isn't 11 awl ess. Each time 
you turn on the computer, you must 
invest time and effort, first to load and 
run RAMDOS, then to transfer the pro- 
grams you want to use from a real disk 
drive to RAM memory. Also, when you 
power down, the drive emulation dis- 
appears with your data, so you must 
carefully save important new material 
back to a real disk drive before it's lost 
forever. 

It's most frustrating that many pro- 
grams won't recognize the drive emu- 
lation and will return a Device Noi i 



66 K 1! N DECEMBER 1'JHH 



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[[ Lucasfilm on the Art and Science of Entertainment ]J 

New Hope For 
Battered Story Gamers. 






HERE'SALOTIUKE 
about computer adven- 
tures, but it sure isn't 
fun getting killed all the 
time. That's why Maniac 
Mansion is so refreshing — I 
can play from start to finish 
without dying once!" 

That's more than great fan 
mail. It's a very astute obser- 
vation. Because while most 
story games 
#■» treat 




Id Maniac Mansion* a movie-style 

"cut- scene" quickly establishes the 

character*' personalities. 



Not with Lucasfilm's 
new "point "n click" 
interface, though. 
All the words you need 
are right on the 
screen. Just click the 
cursor on them to 
choose characters, 
objects, and actions. 



you like the meat in the dog 
food factory, Lucasfilm story 
games treat you like a human 
being who just wants some 
good clean fun. 

The fun starts with an en- 
gaging plot, hot graphics and 
tasty puzzles. But what keeps 
it going is a unique design 
that lets you play the game in- 
stead of fighting the computer. 

THE No-Typing Interface. 

Today's story games evolved 
from text adventures. The 






Just three "clicks'' and you'll send 
Zak McKmdseif over to the pawn shop 
counter to buy a pair of nose i;t 

interface, in most cases, re- 
mained in the swamp. 

With conventional story 
games, whenever you want 
your character to do something, 
you type. And type. And type. 

Suppose you want to pick up 
a green leafy object. Well, you 
might try typing, "pickup 
plant" If that doesn't work, you 
might try "bush" "shrub" "tree! ' 
and so on. After a while, you 
might try a different form of 
entertainment. 



Vlow you can play an 
entire fifty hour 
game without typing 
a single word. Or 
putting your life on 
hold until you realize 
the green leafy thing 
is a... plastic fern. 

More Story. 
Less Gory. 

Most story game 
designers seem to think people 
love to get clobbered. 

We don't. After all, how 
much fun can it be to 
have a fatal accident every 
three and a half minutes. . . 
then reload your saved game, 
take a few timid steps for- 
ward, and save it again. 
Seems more like paranoia 
than entertainment. 

That's why Lucasfilm 
story games make it down- 
right difficult to die. Oh. 



you'll get into major hot 
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of it, too. 

Let'sGet Crazy Together. 

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Present error when vou attempt to use 
it. Nevertheless. RAMDOS is an impor- 
tant option fur those who plan to use 
a number of programs and a lot til data 
in the course of a single work session 
and want it all quickly available. 

Since its first release a year ago, RAM- 
DOS has been updated and improved 
and a version is now available for 12H 
mode. This C-128 RAMDOS is not in- 
cluded i in the Demo disk distributed 
with the 1701) and 1750 REUs, but you 
can find it on most of the commercial 
telecom services and local bulletin 
boards, and it's probably in most user's 
group public domain libraries, as well. 
It's a must-have, if you own any of the 
RAM Expansion units. 

A slightly more elaborate implemen- 
tation of the drive emulation is avail 
able for C-128 users in RAMDOS 1 28, 
written in England and now distributed 
on this side of the Atlantic by Free Spirit 
Software. Among other attractive fea- 
tures, RAMDOS 128 provides an exten- 
sion of lite C-128 Copy command that 
simplifies the transfer of files Horn disk 
to RAM ami back again, and, reassur- 
ingly, it offers a method of restoring die 
RAM disk after a reset. For C-128 users 
who use CP/M, Commodore bundles a 
CP/M system disk witli the 1750 that 



enables the REU to function as a RAM 
disk in CP/M mode. 

PRODUCTIVITY 

Digital Solutions' Pocket series and 
Professional Software's fleet System 4 
were both early supporters of Com 
modore's RAM expansion for the C-128. 
Both use their own internal code to 
install the REU as a RAM disk, and both 
provide commands that simplify the 
transfer oT data from (hive- to drive. 
You're encouraged to move the Spell- 
checking dictionary, as well as your own 
text files, to the RAM drive. In both 
systems, the speed of the RAM disk is 
a notable advantage when it's used for 
file copying or spell-checking. 

New on the scene. Electron it Arts' 
PaperClip III lakes a slightly different 
approach to RAM expansion. Like Fleet 
System and Pocket Writer, it ehecks for 
the presence of the REU in 128 mode, 
but the RAM expansion isn't installed 
as a drive for you to access directly. 

PaperClip III combines sophisticated 
word processing and telecommunica- 
tions in the same package, so il uses it 
lot of memory. Normally, portions of 
the program (overlays) are loaded into 
memory from the disk drive only when 
they're needed, creating small delays in 



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PO Box 1982 
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program execution and larger dclavs if 
disk swapping is involved. If a RAM 
Expansion unit is plugged into the 
C-128, these overlays are automatically 
stored in the REU when PaperClip 111 
is first loaded, resulting in faster and 
smoother program performance. 

PaperClip 111 also moves its dictio- 
nary to the REU while it's being read 
for the first spell-check, so subsequent 
dictionary reads are extremely fast. A 
two-paragraph document can take as 
much as a minute and a half to spell- 
check without RAM expansion; with it, 
the same document can be checked in 
under two seconds. On re the dictionary 
is in the RKL', you can lake advantage 
of its instant availability to check your 
spelling as you type, an option that I 
believe is unique to PaperClip HI. For 
the inset tire speller, that feature alone 
can be worth the price of the REU and 
PaperClip III. 

Busy Bee So fl ware, one of our "grass 
roots" publishers, has worked with 
user's groups, testing and re testing its 
word processor, The Write Sniff and 
producing versions for I he C-bl and 
C-128 that are compendiums of user 
wish lists. The Write Stuff is designed 
to be extremely flexible — as simple or 
as complex as you desire. 

So far, this is the only word processor 
that lets both (Mi I and C-128 users set 
up a RAM disk using die RFC To this 
end, Busy iiec instructs you on the sieps 
needed to integrate Commodore's 
RAMDOS prog tarn with The Write 
Stuff. They also supply copies of RAM- 
DOS and Commodore's Filccopy pro- 
gram on the Write Stuff disks. Finally, 
they show you how io make Filecopy 
into a kind of auloexet ropier by 
adding a few Data statements to the 
program. 

Telecommunications 

In the area of telecomputing, Ultra- 
term III, a terminal program for the 
C-12H published by Steve Boerner, is a 
product of the same kind of develop- 
ment displayed by Busy Bee, It's the 
culmination of a series of shareware 
versions, incorporating a multitude of 
features that users have found most 
valuable, 

Ultraterm uses the REU as a RAM 
disk, which is extremely fast and com- 
modious. Willi the REU installed, you 
can upload and download directly to 
ami from RAM disk, or "drive M," as 
I'll rat crm HI calls it, increasing the 
speed and safety of the file transfer. With 
drive M in use, il's practically impossible 
to run out of disk space in the middle 
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to waste precious online lime moving 
the eontenis of the buffer [o disk, When 
you're ready to transfer files between 
disk drives, Ultraterm 111 provides the 
necessary utilities. 

Ptototerm, distributed by Briwall, 
also supports Commodore RAM expan- 
sion, as does tbe VT100 emulator cre- 
ated by Commodore for the Test Demo 
disk that's distributed with the new 1670 
modem. So, telecom enthusiasts will find 
at least three terminal programs CUT- 
reniK .mailable thai make use of Com- 
modore's new technology. 

Graphics 

Several graphics-oriented programs 
have also taken advantage of the REL"s 
remarkable speed and capacity. Micro 
Aided Designs' TILLS., which is de- 
scribed as a drawing and design system 
for tbe CM 28, won't even boot up unless 
RAM expansion is installed. Since 1 de- 
scribed the program last year, it has 
acquired a new format that lets you 
divide a picture into as many as nine 
sections, each the equivalent of one 
monitor screen, and then scroll from 
sri tii in io section. With the 1 750' s 512K, 
you can store as many as six pictures 
in memory simultaneously and still 
maintain a library of symbols. The 1700, 
with 128K of RAM, will support only 
one nine-section picture and doesn't 
accommodate the library feature. 

Neither 1'atech Software's Basic 8.0, 
the remarkable graphics programming 
environment for the C-128, nor Berke- 
ley Softworks' CEOS, with its many 
applications for the C-64 and C-128, 



require a RAM Expansion unit, but 
both can make excellent use of the REU, 
Scrolling screens of hires graphics with 
speed and grace. 

Basic 8.0, which enables the C- 1 28 user 
to produce incredible hi-rcs color graph- 
ics in 80 Column mode, uses the REC to 
store program data in uset-defi liable 
buffers, A tremendous variety of graph' 
ics "structures," Basic 8.0's term for the 
building blocks from which il creates dis- 
plays, can be stored in tbe REC enabling 
rich, swift graphics effects. 

In the absence of an REU. the same 
structures can be stored on disk and 
switched in and out of buffets in com- 
puter memory as required, liasic 1'aint, 
the elaborate 80-column color paint 
program that Basic 8.0 supplies as a 
demo, lets you indicate the amount of 
RAM expansion memory available in 
your system and lakes care of the rest 
of the details automatically. 

CEOS gives you the option of install- 
ing the REC either as a RAM disk, which 
you can control directly as a work disk, 
or as a "shadow drive." In the latter 
mode, it holds copies of programs and 
data that have been loaded into the 
computer, so subsequent calls for the 
same material will be much faster— a 
variation of the "overlay" method. 

THE 1351 MOUSE 

Basic 8.0 and CEOS both support a 
variety of input devices, bin they're at 
their best with Commodore's 1 851 mouse, 
Even T.H.I.S.. originally designed exclu- 
sively for lightpen input, has a mouse 
driver in its new version, attesting to the 



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mouse's growing popularity. 

Windows, pop-down menus and di- 
rect graphics manipulations are all well 
suited to this comfortable little device. 
The mouse can't compete with the joy- 
stick as a game controller, even when 
it's in Jovstick mode; but, then, drawing 
with a joystick is a bit like scratching 
pictures on a sidewalk with a stick. A 
lightpen is a fine graphics tool if your 
monitor is within easy reach, hut light 
pens are relatively expensive anil can 
be awkward and tiring to hold, 'lite 
mouse — unambiguous, responsive and 
fluid, its speed and direction directly 
resulting from the movement of your 
band— is proving useful in a number 
of applications. 

Abacus provided a mouse update for 
their CAD PAK program last year. I lome 
Designer, distributed by Briwall, is a 
computer-aided design program for the 
C-128 that uses mouse input. And Ink- 
well's Flexidraw, the classic lightpen 
lira wing package, now supports the 
mouse in version 5.5. 

If you're enthusiastic about Rain 
hi ill's Advanced OGP Art Studio (dis- 
tributed by Meiliagenic) and don't have 
tbe English mouse that the program 
supports, you might like to experiment 
with Commodore's 1351 in Joystick 
mode. It works surprisingly well, mak- 
ing this one of the few 1351 applications 
in which this mode is appropriate, 

In another of those "grass roots" de- 
velopments, Peter and Paul Hughes, 
graphics SYSOPs on 0_-l. ink, report that 
Artist 64, a popular English graphics 
program from Wigmore House, Ltd.. 
now has a 1351 mouse driver. It's avail- 
able not from Artist 64 's publisher, but 
from a user who wauled a mouse driver, 
wrote it himself and uploaded it to 
Q Link to share with the rest of us. Ei- 
ther download Art 1 35 1 patch or get more 
information online. The driver is easy 
to install and seems to work flawlessly. 

PaperClip Publisher, the new C-64 
desktop publishing program from Elec- 
tronic Arts, doesn't support RAM expan- 
sion, but it does make use of the 1351 
mouse. You select from menus and icon 
tool displays by moving a set of cross 
hairs to your choice and clicking a mouse 
button. The system feels pleasant and 
natural and affords a degree of security 
that's missing when keyboard commands 
are used. An incorrect keyboard com- 
mand can waste a lot of time in a pro- 
gram that manipulates so much text. 

The 1581 Disk Drive 

PaperClip Publisher and PaperClip 
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disk drive: In accordance with Klcc- 
i ionic Arts' welcome new policy I hey 
call "creativity software," neither pro- 
gram is copy- protected. 

Copy-protection is an issue that's 
going to become increasingly impor- 
tant as more users invest in the 1581, 
for they're almost snrely going to want 
to use the 31(50 blocks available on its 
3 Vt -inch disk to compact their program 
collections — and that means a lot of 
disk copying- 

Public domain programs and those 
that yon type in won't present much of 
a problem, but protected disks will. 
You'll never he able to nsc the nibble 
method to make an exact copy of a 5 'A ■ 
inch floppy on the 1581*8 S 14 -inch disk; 
the formats arc jusl loo different, lie 
grateful to those publishers who sim- 
plify the transfer to I he new formal — 
and don't abuse their generosity. 

PaperClip III and PaperClip Pub- 
lisher, The Write Stuff, Basic 8.0 and 
Ultraterm 111 all let you back up your 
program disk, and, by extension, copy 
your program to 1381 -format disks. If 




Unprotected software is doubly welcome 
for 1581 drive owners, 

traterm III and the C-128 version off he 
Write Stuff also support the 1581 par- 
tition commands, and Ultraterm 111 ac- 
tually provides utilities for transferring 
programs from one drive to another, so 
voir can use its own commands to create 
a 1581 version. Other programs, like 
Xetec's Fontmaster 128, which depend 
on a donglc for protection, can be cop- 



ied to and run from a 1581 disk, and 
several publishers of protected software 
are making 1581 format backups avail- 
able to owners for a small charge. 

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If you're thinking about translating 
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remember that, while the 1581 is very 
fast in 128 mode, it isn't much faster 
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the new format, some tin." not 

Fleet Sysiem t is definitely well suited 
to the 1581. In its 5 W -inch format, 

there's one disk for tin* word processor, 
one for lilt.- II 0,000- wort! dictionary and 
a third for die thesaurus. That means a 
lot of disk swapping each time you use 
the package's special features. However, 
with ail the program sections on one 
1581 disk, access to the thesaurus and 
dictionary is immediate, making I hem 
much more practical tools. Of course, 
it's equally nice to have everything in 
RAM expansion, which is also possible 
With Fleet System 4, but that lakes a 
little longer to set tip each time you use 
the program. 

Partitioning Considerations 

Time and the IfiHl's rather compli- 
cated system for partitioning disks are 
also major issues in transferring (lies. 
Free Spirit's Super 81 Utilities for the 
C-128 and C-ti-1 helps a hit with the par- 
tition problem, guiding you gently 
through the process of creating and 
opening partitions. Unfortunately, you 



still have to decide where your partitions 
will begin and end. For additional help, 
you could exit Super HI and run Com- 
modore's Show BAM utility from your 
1581 Test Demo disk to find out which 
tracks and sectors are still available. 

Super SI also provides file-copy and 
disk-copy utilities, a sector editor and, 
in the C-12H version, a drive monitor. 
Super HI Utilities will probably make 
you a little more comfortable while you 
experiment with your new 1581 drive, 
but if you have more than two drives, 
you may have to disconnect one to use 
it, and the copying process is slow and 
not always successful. 

When you're in a hurry, you might 
want to use Super Snapshot, VU (dis- 
tributed by Software Support Interna- 
tional), which has a file-copy utility that 
works very nicely with the combination 
of a C-64, 1581 and Super Snapshot's 
fast-load utility. Super Snapshot's Tur- 
bodos is also effective with the 1581 
drive. That may he equally true of other 
C-tt-l DOS speedup utilities, but don't 
count on it until von try them out. 



If you can use 80-Cohnun mode with 
your CM28, Fast Hack'Em, V.6,0 from 
Basement Boys Software, is a tremen- 
dous help for transferring Hies between 
1571 and 1581 drives. At first glance, 
its one menu section devoted to the 
1581 promises very little beyond a con- 
venient fast formal and a nice drive 
monitor for the adventurous. On close 
examination, however, it turns out that 
the module for two 1571 drives can also 
handle the 1581 in File-Copy mode. 
When I tried it, it copied the entire 
contents of its own 5 VI -inch disk to a 
1581 disk, one flic at a time, in 40 sec- 
onds. Not bad. 

In addition to the software I've al- 
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Barbara Miniz is a director of the Boston 
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Ever wonder how your C-64 orC-128 works?' Like what 
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a carefully lald-OUt matrix of electronic gadget ry, linked by 
thin traces of copper on a fiberglass board, called the moth- 
erboard. These components are the processing plants, stor- 
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to function. 

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If you're interested in what's inside, you can avoid those 
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( M'itf Cluided four. Step right up, folks, and lake your seats. 
The tour is about to begin! 

THE C-64 Landmarks 

Shrink yourself down in imagination and enter the C-64, 
and I'll describe the landmarks that come into view. Please 
refer to your tour map (the photo of the fit's motherboard 
that accompanies this article) and follow along. From within 
the C-64, across the back (or northern) boundary, we have 
an inside view of the ports: from west to cast, the user port, 
cassette port, serial port and audio-video plug. Further to 



the cast lie the RF modulator output (TV port) and the 
cartridge expansion port. 

The user port connects to external, or peripheral, devices 
such as a printer, modem, or even a second computer. The 
next outlet, the cassette port expansion slot, enables a cassette 
recorder to be used as a data storage device. Small voltages 
supplied here are also sometimes used to power external 
devices, such as a printer interface. 

East of the cassette port, die serial port connects to pe- 
ripherals such as a disk drive or a Commodore-compatible 
serial printer. The round audio-video outlet, next in line, 
connects the video and sound to a monitor, while the radio 
frequency (Rl") modulator, immediately adjacent, lakes the 
signals from the video chip and transmits them to either 
channel 3 or 4 on your TV. The KF modulator is enclosed 
in a metal case near the northeast corner of the printed 
board. The case is a shield to keep the video signals from 
being transmitted outward and interfering with the opera- 
tion of the C-64 or other electronic appliances in the area. 

Last in the line is the cartridge expansion port, which lets 
cartridges communicate directly with (he microprocessor. 
(When the C-64 is turned on, the program in the cartridge 
is executed immediately.) The silver cover over this port is 
a shield designed to prevent stray electrical signals from 
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To [lie cast of the RI r modulator arc 
power supply components, including 
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and ilit ruse, Then, at the northeast 
edge of the motherboard is the recep- 
tacle for the power supply, which trans- 
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connected here, including joysticks, 
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graphics tablet, to name a few. 

The Buses 

Linking the various components on 
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traces, called buses. A bus is like a com- 
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and data with the rest of the Commodore 
system. Each trace on each bus catties 
about live volts in the "on" state, and 
zero voltage in the "off condition. 

The C-64 has three buses in its design: 
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bus. Together, they're called the system 
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certain parts of the circuitry. The proces- 
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called the address bus. Then it sends and 
receives information to and from those 
addresses over the data bus. In this way. 
the processing unit communicates with 
the cartridge port, peripherals like disk 
drives and the "real" world (motors, 
lights, sensors, and so on). 

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The intelligence of the computer re- 
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There are 32 of these centipede-like 
chips in the C-64: the microprocessing 
unit (MPU), two complex interface 
adaptors (CIAs), the video interface 
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with the larger chips. 

The CIA Chips 

Our tour of the ICs will begin at the 
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Here we find two 40 -pin 6526 CIAs. 
(N inn hers such as 6526 are inscribed 
on the surface of the chip for identifi- 
cation.) lite 6526 chip is a peripheral 
interface device, which means that it 
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the keyboard, disk drives, joysticks, a 
modem, a printer, and so forth. 

The two CIAs are identical, but are 
used for different purposes. The west- 
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and a bundle of wires to the keyboard, 
and also to the joystick input pin--. 
When a key is struck or a joystick is 
moved, the signal is transferred to the 
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the eight copper traces of the data bus 
for trait sport to the microprocessor. 

The second (HA is connected by the 
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second both transmits and receives data 
front a large number of peripheral de- 
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The ROM Chips 

Next on our tour, traveling east from 
the CIAs, are three 24-pin read only 
memory, or ROM, chips. Information 
is stored permanently in these chips, so 
they can't accept new data and normally 
can't be erased; they can only send data 
on to the microprocessing unit when 
they're addressed. 



The C-64's configuration can actually 
handle four ROM chips: the three dial 
are built in and the ROM chip in any 
cartridge that may be plugged into the 
expansion port. The ROM chips hold 
programs of instructions that make 
your computer start up each time you 
switch the power on. display colors and 
characters, let you write your own pro- 
gram code, and so on. Information stor- 
age within the computer is measured 
in bytes, or sometimes kilobytes (1024 
bytes), and the C-(S4's three built-in 
ROM chips hold a total of 20K, or 20 
kilobytes, of read-only memory. 

The first ROM we come to is the 8K 
Basic ROM. All of the Commodore Ba- 
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Now, computer chips understand only 
high and low voltages, which mean on 
ami off. Machine language program 
mers control the computer by directly 
manipulating these on/off states, a 
skill that involves an understanding 
of, among other things, binary and 
hexadecimal numbering systems. 

Most of us don'l want to go through 
all that trouble to program our com- 
puter, so higher-level computer lan- 
guages have been developed to assist 
us, flic high-level language that's built 
into the C-64 is Basic, which stands for 
Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic In- 
struction Code. The Basic ROM chip 
houses machine language routines that 
read and interpret Basic instructions 
and then convert them to machine lan- 
guage code that can be acted on by the 
microprocessor. 

TheSK Kernal ROM, found to iheeast 
of the Basic ROM, is the chip that stores 
the operating system of the C-64- — that 
is, the machine language routines that 
perform many of the computer's fun- 
damental tasks. When you turn on the 
power, the Kernal ROM takes over and 
controls all the input, output and mem- 
ory management of the computer. 

The Kernal ROM lets you control and 
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It also controls I he jiffy clock for internal 
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Moving east again, we come to the 
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This chip, sometimes numbered 2332A, 
contains the shapes of all 512 characters 
(two character sets) that can be dis- 
played on the C-04's screen. 

The 6510 Microprocessor 

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old V1C-20 computer. As the "brain" of 
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of the activities of die computer and 
processes all the machine language 
commands. 

file CPU is the heart of the computer 
in that it's connected by the system bus 
to the other major ICs. All of the mem- 
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Stored at each is called a memory map, 
and you'll find one in both the C-128 
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THE PLA Cmi' 

Moving eastward again, we see the 
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shadow lies the- 2K-pin <S2S 10(1 program- 
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device, often clubbed PAL, is custom- 
designed to produce signals that acti- 
vate certain parts of the circuitry. A 
"traffic manager," it performs a decod- 
ing function that directs system requests 
to the proper chips. The PLA turns off 
internal memory when a cartridge is 
plugged in and turns the 6510 off at 
intervals to let the video chip generate 
llieTV picture. It also determines which 
fiauks of memory are active, controls 
the order in which they come on and 
distinguishes between read and write 
operations, 

The sid 

Turning now and heading south to 
the center of the motherboard, we find 
the 6581 sound interface device (SID), 
a 28-pin chip thai composes the audio 
signal that the C 64 sends out to your 
monitor or TV speaker. Originally used 
in arcade or home video games as a 
sound effects synthesizer, the SID pro- 
duces three-channel sound effects, mu- 
sic and even voice emulation, providing 
control of frequency (pitch), lone color 
and volume for each voice. A seldom- 




used feature of the SID is its ability to 
receive audio input and process it along 
with its own sounds. When the C-64 was 
first introduced, the SID was one of the 
most advanced computer music and 
sound effects chips around, and even 
today it's still one of the best 

The 6581 SID also houses a built-in 
device called an analog-to-digital con- 
verter, which translates the 0- or 5-volt 
signal from the game paddle- inputs to 
a c ot responding tligital signal that the 
computer can understand. It's used with 
both game paddles and the IH5I mouse. 

The RAM Chips 

As the warehouse for the CPL-. RAM 
is where programs and data arc tem- 
porarily stored, lite difference between 
ROM and RAM is that you can't erase 
or write over data stored in ROM as 
you can that stored in RAM. Also, unlike 
the permanently encoded ROM chips, 
the contents of RAM arc lost when you 
shut off the computer, since it's the 
power that keeps the RAM chips active. 
That's why you should store your pro- 
grams or data to disk at frequent inter- 
vals; any power failure will erase any- 
thing yon have in RAM. 

Looking over to the west, you'll see 
eight 16-pin RAM ICs, arranged in two 
lines of four and providing 54K (kilo- 
bytes) of onboard read/write memory, 
'['here are different ways to configure 
the use of this warehouse space, but in 
a "normal" situation, approximately 
I0R is available lor programming, the 
Kernal and liasic each utilize 8K. and 
SR is set aside for graphics, sound, ma- 
chine language programs and other 
special uses. 

The 6567 Video 
Interface Controller 

Look now to the east to see the -111 
pin custom device known as the VIC 11 
(covered by a silver shield in older 
C-6-ls). This is the 6567 multipurpose 
color video interface chip, which inter- 
acts with [lie Commodore's memory 
and data to control the display screen 



and produce the characters and shapes 
that appear on it. (Sometimes, in the 
dozen or so versions of the- C-fi 1 moth- 
erboard, the 6566 chip has been used, 
bul most C-lils have the 6567.) 

Sprite graphics, text colors and the 
ability to scroll the screen allcoiue from 
this chip, and the VIC is responsible 
for Character Display mod:'. Multicolor 
Character mode, Extended Color mode 
and the Bitmap mode. Video informa- 
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svnr and the luminance level (bright- 
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As the interface, or interpreter, be- 
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video output circuits, the VIC assembles 
bits of digital information (the ons and 
of is that the computer understands) 
into the analog composite color signal. 
This signal is then sent to the audio 
video connect or at the northern bound 
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game machines, the VIC IE is a powerful 
chip. In Tact, with 47 control registers 
and the ability to access I6K of the 
machine's memory, it can in some ways 
operate without help from the CPU. 

The Disk Operating System 

You may have noticed thai in our tour 
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chip. A C-64 system does have a disk 
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icad and write disk-stored information, 
format and copy disks, and catalog files, 
but it's permanently stored in a ROM 
inside the 1541 drive. When you access 
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The Commodore 128 

"What about the C-128?" you ask. 
Ibis C-64 upgrade actually contains the 
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can connect to a television or monitor, 
In addition to audio, tile output in- 
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An 80-cohimn screen is supported in 
the 128 and CP/M modes, interfacing 
RGB and monochrome outputs by 
means of an IBM-style connector. 

Contrary to what yon may think, you 
can't dismantle your CM 28 and have 
three separate com [inters! Commodore 
lias cleverly devised a system thai allows 
the sharing of parts and operations to 
bring you as much power for your 
money as possible. Chips from the 
(1-64 have been used, along with some 
new devices. Ijci's lake a closer look. 

The C-128 Microprocessor 
And Related Chips 

Entering the CM 28, we find that it 
utilizes an 8502 microprocessor, located 
near the southeast corner of the moth- 
erboard. The 8502 is upwardly com- 
patible with the 6510 in the C-fvl and 
the 5502 in the V1C-20, meaning that it 
functions similarly to the earlier CPUs, 
but is faster and more capable. It's the 
normal operating processor for both 
the 64 and 128 modes. 

The Z-80A chip, which lies east of the 
8502 and is a version of the standard 
Z-80 processor, is included as an alter- 
native processor in the CM28 system. 
Interfaced to the 8502 bus, it can access 
all of the devices that the 8502 can. 

It's important in normal operation 
for the Z-80A and the 8502 to com- 
municate with each other and operate 
as coprocessors. Perhaps you've heard 
of multiprocessing, or multitasking, in 
the newer Commodore machines like 
the Amiga. Coprocessing is an analo- 
gous operation, but it's serial in nature, 
since only one processor can control 
the bus at any one time. 

Processor switching enables the 
Z-80A to access 8502 (vernal routines, 
especially the I/O routines. On the other 
hand, the C-128 must power up with the 



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Z-80A as the master processor, since 
that chip can activate certain C-O-l ap- 
plications that would make the 8502 
crash. After some initializing, the Z-80A 
starts up the 8502 in either 128 or 64 
mode, depending on the presence of a 
cartridge and whether or not l he Com- 
modore key is being pressed. 

Like its 64K older sibling, the CM 28 
uses two 6520 GLAs, known for their 
flexible timing and I/O capabilities, as 
peripheral interface chips. However, on 
the C-128 motherboard they've been 
split up; one remains at the northwest 
corner of the board, while the other is 
in the southeast, next to lheZ-80A chip. 

Access to RAM in the C-128 is con- 
trolled by die 8722 memory manage- 
ment unit, or MML.'. Lying to the north 
of the eastern CIA, this 48-pin chip han- 
dles ihe complex control of the C-128's 
memory resources. Ii selects belueeu 
the 8502 and the Z-80 A chips, manages 
the address bus and translates data com- 
ing across it, selects the computer mode 
(64, 128 or CP/M) and manages the 
bank-switching of RAM. (Since the 8502 
and Z-80A can address only fi-IK, the 
memory is broken into "banks" that arc 
addressed separately.) Compatible with 
6-1 mode, the- MML' handles all stand, n d 
C-64 modes of operation. 

Moving to the west, along the north- 
ern part of the motherboard, is the 
C-128's SID— the same 6581 chip used 
in the C-64. Capable of music, speech 
and sound effects, it's compatible with 
the 8502 and similar microprocessor 
families. 

An Updated VIC Chip 

The updated version of the C-64's 
video processor is the -18-pin 8501 VIC 
chip. Located west of its buddy, the SID, 
the 8564 provides all the video capa- 
bilities of the earlier VIC 6567, inelud- 



C-64 Programmer's Reference Guide 
Commodore Business Machines, Inc.; 1982 

C-128 Programmer's Reference Guide 
Commodore Business Maehines/Bantam 
Books; 1986 

Commodore 128 Internals 

by Gcuts, Scheib and Thrum 

Abacus Software; 1985 

Troubleshooting and Repairing Your C-64 
by Art Margolis 
TAB Hooks; 1085 

C-64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide 
by Robert C. Brenner 
Howard W. Sams; 1985 




ing hi-rcs, bitmapped graphics, plus 
new features such as extended scanning 
of three additional keyboard control 
lines by its keyboard control register. 
Thus, the CM 28 keyboard can have ad- 
ditional keys in 128 mode, while retain- 
ing C-6'l keyboard compatibility in 6'l 
mode, fhe new VIC also generates sev- 
eral clocks used by the 128-mode I/O 
routines and microprocessor. 

The 8563 VDC custom video control- 
ler lies to the west of the VIC and has 
10K of its own memory (64K in the 
C-128D) for use in displaying video char- 
acters and storing screen contents. It 
also provides high-resolution (610 x 200 
pixel) graphics and smooth scrolling in 
vertical and horizontal directions. In ad- 
dition, ill is text display chip is designed 
to implement the 80-colimm RGB dis- 
play screen with a minimum of parts and 
cost. The 8563 provides two character 
sets, each with 250 elements, and, unlike 
the older VIC, can display all 512 char- 
acters simultaneously. 

The C-128 operating system resides 
in ROM located in four chips south and 
west of the 8563. ROM 1, which is south 
of die north western CIA, contains the 
6-1 Kernal and Basic — two chips in one. 
Advanced C 128 Kernal and IVasic fea- 
tures are in ROMs 2, 'S and 4. The char- 
acter ROM, near the other ROMs in the 
C-64, is off and away at the southern 
part of the CM28 motherboard, where 
it's shared by the VIC and the CPU. 

Moving into the soul h west corner of 
the motherboard, you'll find that the 
CM28 uses •1161 RAM chips, the same 
as those in the C-64, They're organized 
in two rows, with 04 K per row. 

The 8721 programmed logic array 
chip is the C-128's replacement for the 
82S100 PLA used in the C-64. Located 
in the south-central region of the board, 
it decodes and selects the chips neces- 
sary for 64-modc operation, along with 
a number of similar new functions vital 
to the operation of 128 mode. 

The End of the Line 

Ladies and gentlemen, this completes 
our tour of your Commodore com- 
puter. Please remain sealed until ihe 
bus comes lo a full stop. If you've found 
the lour interesting and want lo look 
around some more, the books listed in 
fable 1 may be of help. They aren't 
necessarily written for the beginner, but 
if you're determined, they'll initiate you 
into the fun and rewards of both ma- 
chine language programming and 
maintenance and repair of your Com- 
modore system. ■ 

Ellen Rule is a Psychiatric R. A', who finds 
time not only for extensive user group in- 
volvement, but also for a home-based business, 
Home (kimputer Resource. 



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Math Match 

Learning arithmetic is no problem when you're 
concentrating on having fun. 



By DAVID SCHNEIDER 




.nil Match is a one- or LwO' 
player game patterned 
after the card game Con- 
centration, Ijiii with a big 
twist You don't try to match two iden- 
tical symbols; instead, you match an 
arithmetic problem with its answer. 

Player 1 uses a joystick in port 1, and 
player 2 a joystick in port 2. The menus, 
which are controlled by joystick 1, let 
you specify one or two players and the 
type ul arithmetic problem* you want: 
addition, subtraction, multiplication, 
division, or a random mixture. You can 
also choose the maximum size of the 
numbers in the problems and the num- 
ber of "cards" to be used. 



To keep the game from getting ab- 
surdly difficult, all division problems 
work out evenly. However, subtraction 
problems may have negative answers. 

After you go through die menus, the 
game screen appears, showing the cards 
"lying" face clown and an asterisk on 
the card in the upper-left cornet, l.'se 
your joystick to move the asterisk to any 
card on the screen, then press the lire- 
button to turn that card lace up. 

When you've turned two cards over, 
the computer checks for a match, If it 
finds one, the cards flash and then turn 
black, at which point you can continue 
your turn. If you haven't made a match, 
the cards I mil lace down again, either 



in a lew seconds or when you move 
your joystick. And, if you have an op- 
ponent, it's then his or her turn. All the 
lime you're plaving. the top line of the 
screen displays the lime elapsed and 
which player's turn it is. 

When all the cards on the screen have 
been matched, the computer displays 
the game summary, telling how long the 
game lasted and how main tries ii look 
lt> complete die matt lies. If you're in 
Two-Player mode, it also tells how many 
cards each player matched and declares 
the winner. E 

David Schneider is currently « computer 
science majorat Western Illinois University. 



Listing 1. Math Match program. 

5 REM MATH MATCH - DAVID SCHNEI 

DER :REM*133 

10 PRINTCHRSM4) :REM*98 

15 DEFFND(X}=INT{RND(1 )*SQR{B(X 

)))+1 :REM*186 

20 DEFFNJ(X)=CJ%<FL)-PEEK(CJ(PL 

) ) : REM* 3 5 

25 DEFFNR(X)=INT(RND(1 >*B{X) )+0 

:REM*"25 
30 DIM AN(32) ,CS(32) :B(1 )=10:B( 
2)=20:B[3)=50:B<4)=99 

:REM*178 

35 C(1)»4sC<2}-8:C(3)-16:C(4)«2 

4:C(5)=32:CJ(1 ) =56321 :CJ(2)= 

56320 :REM*73 

40 CJ%{1 )=255;CJ%(2)=127:N<1 )=2 

:N(2)=5:N(3)=4:N<4)=5 

:REM*1 94 
45 SS(1)=" +":SS(2)=" -":SS[3)= 
" {SHFT V)":SS(4) = " /":VAO) 
=.2;VA(2)=.2:PL=1 :5=54272 

:REM*82 

50 C$="{CTRL 9H8 COMD Ys}(SHFT 

PHCRSR DN)[9 CRSR LFs ) { 8 S 

PACES} {COMD MHCRSR DN}{9 CR 

SR LFs}{8 SPACES) (COMD M) {HO 

ME)" :REM*195 

55 FORL=0TO24:POKES+L,0:NEXT:PO 



KE54296.1 5:POKE53281 ,0:POKE5 100 
3280,0:GOTO105 :REM*84 
60 ASM)="t2 SPACES}! [SHFT P)L 

AYER {CRSR DN ) " ; AS ( 2 ) =" { 2 SP 105 
ACEs)2 {SHFT P)LAYERS":NP=A: 110 
RETURN :REM*20 

65 AS(1)="(2 SPACES) [SHFT A)DDI 

TION PROBLEMS + ( 7 SP 115 

ACES) {CRSR DN)" :REM*6 9 
70 AS(2)="£2 SPACES) {SHFT SJUBT 120 

RACTION PROBLEMS - ( 7 SP 125 

ACEsHCRSR DN')" : REM* 178 130 
75 A5<3)="(2 SPACEsHSHFT M}ULT 
IPLICATION PROBLEMS.. [SHFT 
X){7 SPACES) {CRSR DN)" 135 
:REM*1 26 140 
80 AS{4)="(2 SPACES) {SHFT DJIVI 

SION PROBLEMS... / ( 7 SP 145 

ACES } {CRSR DN}*' ;REM*157 150 
85 AS(5)="(2 SPACES} {SHFT C}OMB 

INATION OF PROBLEMS.. + - (S 155 
HFT X} / (CRSR DN}":PP=0:P=A 
:IFP=5THENPP=1 :REM*20 
90 RETURN :REM*232 160 

95 A$(Z)="{2 SPACEsHSHFT OJNLY 

NUMBERS FROM TO"+STR$(B(Z 165 
)}+"{CRSR DN}":B= A: RETURN 

:REM*130 170 

RUN it right: C-64; one or two joysticks 



A$(Z)="{2 SPACES) "+STRS{C{Z 
))+" CARDS {5 SPACES} (CRSR D 
N}":C= A: RETURN :REM*152 

FORY=1T04 :REM*2 34 

GOSUB500:FORZ=1TON(Y ) :ONYGO 
SUB60,65,95,100:PRINTA$U) : 
NEXTZ :REM*234 

GOSUB520 :ONYGOSUB60, 6 5 , 9 5,1 
00 :REM*14 4 

NEXTY :REM*173 

POKE53281,5 :REM*254 

PRINTCHRSI 142}" (SHFT CLR}[C 
RSR DN}(CTRL 2)MAKING CARDS 
, PLEASE STAY TUNED) ": REM*6 
; FORT=1TQC<C)/2 :REM*62 

IFPP = 1THENP=INT(RND[1 )*4}+1 
:REM*1 1 
X=FNR(B) :Y=FNR{B) :REM*241 
IFP=4THEN Y=FND{B) :Z=FND(B) 
:X=Y*2 :REM*217 

P$="{CTRL 9)"+STR$(X)+SS(P) 
+STR$(Y) :P$="(CTRL 9}"+RIGH 
T$(P$,LEN(P$)-1 ) :REM*76 

IFP=1THEN AS="(CTRL 9}"+STR 
S(X+Y) :AN=X+Y :REM*221 

IFP=2THEN A$ = "(CTRL 9}"t-STR 
$(X-Y>:AN=X-Y :REM*172 

IFP = 3THEN AS="{CTRL 9)*' + STR 



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MATH MATCH 



$<X*Y) :AN=X*Y :REM*132 
175 IFP = 4THEN A$="{CTRL 9}"+STR 

$<X/Y):AN=Z :REM*29 

180 X=INT(RND(1 }*C(C))+1:IFC$(X 

)<>""THEN180 :REM*28 

185 C$(X)=PS:AN(X)=AN :REM*186 
190 X=INT{RND{1 )*C(C> )+1 :IFC$(X 

)<>""THEN1 90 :REM*52 
195 C$(X)=A$:AN(X)=.01 :REM*85 
200 : NEXT :REM*4 

205 D=2:R=2: PRINT" (SKFT CLR}" 

:REM*158 
210 FORT=1TOC(C)/4:FORY=1T04:GO 

SUB555: PRINT" (COMD 2)"C$:R= 

R+9:NEXTY:R=2:D=D+3:NEXTT 

:REM*19 3 
215 AW=0:CO=0:D=2:PR=0:R=2:X=1 1 

10:XX=160:CN=1 :POKEX,170 

:REM*1 3 4 
220 TI $=" 00 0000 ": PRINT" {HOME} "S 

PC{29)"{CTRL 1)PLAYER";PL 

:REM*212 
225 J=FNJ(0) : PRINT" (HOME) {CTRL 

1){2 CRSR RTsfTIME = ";MID$ 

(TI$,3,2) ;":"jRIGHT5(TI$,2) 

:IFJ=0THEN2 25 : REM* 6 9 
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Fighting Diabetes 
With a Commodore 

Whm a chapter' of the American Diabetes Association sought 
to raise public awareness, it enlisted the aid of a C-64. 



Diabetes mellitis is the third 
leading cause of death in the 
United Stales. Unfortunately, 
much of the general public is 
uninformed or misinformed about the 
disease. This is where a computer can 
come in handy. 

While the number-crunching capa- 
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compatible series (C-128 audSX-64) are 
ideally suited to this task. 

Risk analysis 

In 1985, the Texas affiliate of the 
American Diabetes Association (ADA) 
produced a diabetes risk-factor analysis, 
which, in the form of a one-page ques- 
tionnaire, queried the incidence of di- 
abetes in a respondent's family. M also 
asked about cultural background and 
medications taken, and it cross-refer- 
enced height and Weight to determine 
whether a respondent was overweight 
and by what percentage. Each question 
was assigned a value, and the values 
were totaled to produce a score corre- 
sponding to low, medium or high risk. 

The questionnaire was suitable for 
interactive use if a computer-based pro- 
gram to administer and analyze it could 
be developed. Using a computer for 
such a task was a novel idea, and it was 
obvious that such a program would in- 
terest the public as well as the ADA. 

Work on the computer project began 
in the summer of 1985. Several pro- 
gramming utilities were used, including 
a "primal" machine language routine 
and a custom printer routine to pro- 
duce a printout bordered with ADA 



ByJERRY McLAIN 

logos. Printing was designed to be on 
continuous adding machine rolls to 
save paper and create a pocket-size re- 
port A colorful graph, Inspired by 
DougSmoak'sGraphmakei'64 program 
{RUN, April 1985), shows the risks for 
each person. The program interacts 
with the respondent by printing his or 
her name on the screen as salient points 
are made. 

A rather lengthy routine was added 
to display a crawling message in large 
text when an analysis is not being run. 
This makes the program ideal for dis- 
plays where a colorful, eye-catching 
teaser and bulletin board ate needed. 

Other features of the program in- 
clude a non-hard-copy mode, in case a 
printer is not available, as well as an 
additional set of semianimated text 
screens that show the warning signs of 
Type 1 and Type II diabetes. Finally, the 
program stores the number of persons 
being analyzed, their risk levels and the 
number who are overweight (for record 
keeping purposes). 

User Interaction 

The program is set up on an SX-64 
computer connected to an MPS -80S 
printer. A radio-frequency modulator 
(originally designed for a Tl-99 com- 
puter) was modified with its own power 
supply and plugged into the video port 
of the SX-fi-l, allowing a standard tele- 
vision set to be connected to the system. 
This provides a large marquee, as well 
as a place for respondents to sec and 
undergo the analysis. If a standard 
C-64 or (1-128 computer and disk drive 
are used, an unmodified television 
set can be connected directly to the 
com [niter. 

A final addition to the program al- 
lows respondents to be analyzed with- 
out using the computer keyboard. A 
custom controller consisting of three 
buttons is mounted in a metal box and 



attached to a cable that plugs into the 
joystick port. The program reads the 
buttons pressed on the controller and 
translates them into responses to ques- 
tions. While a standard joystick can be 
used, this custom controller, labeled 
with the buttons' functions, facilitates 
analysis, especially if someone is intim- 
idated by using the keyboard. 

The program was first used in the fall 
of 1985 and has since been employed 
successfully at county and health fairs 
throughout the area around Vernon. 
Texas. While the analysis requires about 
five minutes to complete, turnaround 
lime can be speetled by having an op- 
erator ask the questions and enter die 
conect responses. 

Graphics/Text Simulation 

The extensive graphics capabilities of 
the C-64 led to another application. Be- 
cause diabetes is a difficult disease to 
understand, lis role in the biology of 
the human body i-. best understood if 
illustrated. Thus, a graphics/texl shnu- 
laliou explaining diabetes was devel- 
oped. Graphics Basic (MesWare) was 
chosen as the utility language, and the 
program was converted lo Toolkit Basic 
(Epyx), which also permits the addition of 
support code allowing the program to 
run on any ('.■(>-!. Both programs have sir 
peiior graphics and animation. 

In the simulation, a text window at the 
bottom of the screen explains what's tak- 
ing place in animation above, with high- 
resolution drawings of the body, blood- 
stream and a single cell. Drawings were 
made using Commodore high-resolu- 
tion graphics packages, including Doo- 
dle! and Flcxidraw, Sprites appear and 
move on the screen in animated vi- 
gnettes showing the pancreas, how food 
is digested, insulin, sugar, cell receptors 
and how sugar gets into the cells and is 
converted to energy. 

The program is self-repealing, so it 



90 RUN ' DECEMBER 1988 



can be left unattended. It is relatively 

short, so visitors to an ADA booth or 
display can sec the entire simulation in 
a brief time. The program is used to 
teach direct-care employees about dia- 
betes at the Vernon State Hospital. It was 
converted to a videotape presentation 
for thai application. 

Lively Videos 

Computer graphics and animation 
also can add excitement, interest and a 
degree of professionalism to video- 
tapes. While the font resolution cannot 
compare to a professional video paint- 
box/characlcr-generalur system, the 
C-64 is capable of producing animation 
and graphics otherwise unobtainable in 
a small-format video system — and at a 
nominal cost. The same software used 
to generate the simulation graphics de- 
scribed above can be used for video by 
feeding the composite video output of 
the C-fi-l to the video input of any vid- 
eotape recorder. You can also enhance 
it with other software and firmware. 

The annual meeting of the Texas af- 
filiate of the ADA afforded the Vernon 
chapter an opportunity to produce a 
video presentation showing chapter ac- 
tivities and achievements in fund raising, 
education and community involvement. 
Both high-resolution and multicolor 
graphics were used by themselves and 
included for emphasis in animated se- 
quences of the videotape narration. 

One example of a secjuence is a 
graphic nf Texas, produced b\ digitizing 
a map using the Computed'. yes firm- 
ware, converting it to Animation Station 
(Blazing Puddles) format to add text and 
refinements, and then creating sprites 
showing counties served by the Vernon 
chapter. All elements were brought to- 
gether in Graphics Basic, where sprites 
were added on the map one by one, cued 
by the audio narration and dubbed on 
the videotape. Once again, the coin- 




Author Jarry MeLoin preparing the Diabetes Simulation program 
at hia C-64 workstation. 



puter provided a close approximation 
of a professional video graphics system 
at a fraction of the cost. 

Endless Possibilities 

The Vernon ADA chapter has many 
other uses for the computer. For ex- 
ample, members use Print Shop to pro- 
duce flyers advertising paiiem education 
meetings, and they use The Newsroom to 
produce die chapter newsletter. Flexibil- 
ity in formatting allows variety in pro- 
duction, and [here's been an increase in 
both readership of the newsletter and in 
contributions since computerized pro- 
duction began. 

Another specialized application was 
production of ticket receipts for a fund- 
raising campaign. Contributors had lo 
keep their stubs to claim a prize, and the 
chapter had to keep the other half for 
the drawing. A two-part, sequentially 
numbered ticket/receipt form was 
needed. 

A short program written for the C-0'1 
allowed individual receipts to be 
printed on pairs of standard mailing la- 
bels. One label could be placed on an 
ADA leaflet to serve as a receipt (and 
diabetes education tool), while the other 



could be retained by the chapter. The 
computer produced a quality product at 
a reasonable cost within the specified 
time constraints. Ordering custom- 
printed and numbered tickets from a 
printing house probablv would have 
cost more than the entire C-fi-l system. 

A related computer application is un- 
der development. Public displays are 
often aimed at children, and an excel- 
lent way lo at t ran ihcm is through video 
games. Two arc being considered: an 
arcade-style action or computer board 
game and a more traditional question 
game that's similar to a computer trivia 
contest. These could be used to educate 
recently diagnosed young diabetics, as 
well as to capture the attention of non- 
diabetic children. 

The future looks bright for the C-64 
in health-related applications. As the 
ADA has shown, creative use of a com- 
puter can make a difference in educat- 
ing and motivating the public. ■ 

Jerry Mr! mi it is Information and Publi- 
city Director at the Vernon State Hospital 
in Texas ami a founder and officer of the 
Vernon chapter of the American Diabetes 
Association. 



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stand by in a 1700 or 1750 RAM Ex- 
pansion unit (REU) while you load and 
run another program. 

Once you've typed in Listing 1 and 
saved it to disk, enter DLOAD or RUN 
to use RR128. The program begins by 
initializing itself and then determining 
whether you have an REU attached to 
your computer. The main menu ap- 
pears next. Notice that the title bar lists 
the total amount of RAM that's available 
in your system (128K without an REU, 
256K with a 17(10 or640K with a 1750). 
The live options on the main menu are: 
Browse, Kind, Add, Save and Escape. To 
select one, press the first letter of any 
of the first four options or the escape 
key, which will exit the program. 

Menu Options 

The Browse option lets you examine 
up to five entries at a time in your 
RR128 database. Use the up-and-down 
cursor key to scroll forward and back- 
ward through your data or the escape 
key to return to the main menu. 

The Find option quickly locates rec- 
ords according tonne of the RRI28 data 
fields: Name, Address. City, State or Zip. 
Press the first letter of a Held to enter 
search data lor that field. Once you've 
entered the data and pressed return, 
RRI28 will locate all the entries con- 




taining that data within the field you 
chose. 

The search data can contain as many 
characters as you like, and the more you 
enter, the more specific your search can 
be. When RR128 finds your search data, 
it displays the records involved and of- 
fers three options: Change a record, De- 
lete a record and Escape to the main 
menu. Like the main menu options, 
(iiese are selected by pressing the first 
letter or the escape key. If the program 
doesn't find your search data, it notifies 
you and returns you to the main menu. 

The Add option is for entering new- 
data into your database. Just fill in the 



blanks provided for each field, using 
the CM2H's screen editor to correct any 
tvping mistakes. You can even use the 
screen editor's escape-key sequences, 
such as escape/A (toggles Auto-Insert 
mode) and escape/] or escape/K (move 
to the beginning or end of your data, 
respectively). Another RR128 feature 
that Speeds data entry is the special 
"data recall" option, which lets you 
press just @ and return to repeat field 
definitions. 

After you've finished entering data, 
you're asked if you want to make any 
changes. If so, press the first letter of 
the field you wish to alter and make 
your changes; otherwise, press return 
to signify that your data is just the way 
you want it. Pressing escape aborts the 
entry process and returns you to the 
main menu. 

The Save option resaves RR128 to 
disk, with any additions or changes in- 
corporated. When you select this op- 
tion, the program asks for a filename 
and offers the filename you used the 
last time as a default. If you choose this 
default, the previous version of RR128 
gets scratched during the save. 

Once you select a filename, RR128 
asks which disk unit you'd like to save 
the program to. Respond with a valid 
drive unit (8-11). After the save. RR128 
displays the directory of the disk in the 
unit you specified. 

Pressing the escape key at the main 
menu exits RRI 28 in a way that depends 
on whether you have an REU connected 
to your computer. If no REU is present, 
program execution ends; but, in case 
you forgot to save the program, it isn't 
erased from the computer's memory. 
You can then save il manually by en- 
tering DSAVK or restart it by entering 
GOTO 99. 

[I you have an RF.U connected, such 
Continued on p. 91, 



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EASY APPLICATIONS 



From p, 94. 

a failsafe isn't necessary, since RR128 is 
automatically copied into the REU. 
Upon exiting, RR128 is cleared from 
the computer's memory, but remains 
available by pressing the I'Tj key when 
ever you need to find a phone number 
or address. Should you or another pro 
gram erase tilis magic function of the 
E(> key, you can reaccess RR 1 28 by en- 
tering SLOWtFETCH 139,71 68.65SS8, 
1:RUN. if the REU is a 1700, or SLOW; 



FETCH 139,7 Mi«,<>r>:i38.7:RUN, 
have a 1750. 



if vou 



RAM EXPANSION USERS NOTE 

While RR128 tries to "stay out of the 
way" in the REU, other applications 
may overwrite its area in the highest 
bank. If so, you'll lose your data, so 
make sure you resave RR128 to disk 
after making any changes to your ciata. 
When being retrieved from the REU, 



RRI28 expects the start-of-Basic point- 
ers at locations 45 and ll> to point to 
location 711)9 ($1C0I). If you suspect 
that the start of Basic has been altered 
or the 40-Column graphics screen has 
been allocated, you probably should re- 
set the pointers by entering POKE 
45,1 JOKE 46,28. E 

i/tren Lovhiuig, a programmer and writer, 
is RUN!* Telecomputing Workshop columnist. 



Listing 1. Rolodex Replace]- 128 program. 

1 FAST: COLOR 5 , 6 : COLOR 6,1:GRAP 
HIC 5,1 : PRINT" {SHFT GJETTING 
HAPPY. . . ":DIM D$<500,6) 

: REM* IB 

2 GOSUB 18000: KEY 6 , "SLOW: FETCH 

139,7168,65338,7;RUN"+CHR$(1 
3) :LF$="§" ;REM*50 

3 XRS(0)="128K (SHFT S)YSTEM":X 
R$(1)="256K [SHFT S}YSTEM":XR 
$<2)="640K {SHFT S1YSTEM" 

:REM»170 

4 WR=S2684:WM=52682:E$=CHR$<27) 
:RESTORE 6 :REM*97 

5 SYS WR,49,1S:SYS WR,224,19:FO 
R 1=0 TO 7: READ D(I):SYS WM,D 
(I>:NEXT:SYS WR, 240 , 1 9 : FOR 1= 
7 TO STEP- 1: SYS WM, D( I } :NEX 
T I : REM* 51 

6 DATA 16,56,124,254,56,56,56,5 
6 : REM* 30 

7 FMS="##(SHFT - 1 ft H ft ft H Ml HH H ft It H H 
Hit UK till I SHFT -)############{SH 

ft -i m # » tt § it an mmmwi shft 

-)###############(SHFT -\Htl(S 
HFT -)#####":PRINT CHR${14) 

:REM*1 52 

8 RESTORE 9: FOR 1= 1 TO 6: READ 
F$(I) ,FL(I) :NEXT I :REM*210 

9 DATA "(SHFT N1AME ",20, "(SHFT 

AJDDRESS ",20, "(SHFT C|ITY " 
,15, "(SHFT SI TATE ",2,"(SHFT 
Z)IP ",10, "(SHFT P)H0NE ",12 
: REM* 130 

10 POKE 248,128:RV$=CHR$(18) :SP 
$ = "(82 SPACEs} ":VB$=CHR${ 221 
) :CW=51748:EN$=E$+"K" 

:REM+255 

11 FOR 1=1 TO 6:FD$(I)=D$(N-1 ,1 

) :NEXT I :REM*1 59 

20 OPEN 1 ,0 :REM*91 

27 F$="RR128" :REM*13 

99 WINDOW 0,0,79,0,1 : PRINT RV$; 
"(SHFT R)OLODEXRE PLACER 128 
";XR$(XR! ;"{8 SPACES 1 (SHFT R 
)(SHFT U)(SHFT N) (SHFT M)AG 
AZINE (SHFT N}OV 1988(4 SPAC 
EsIBY (SHFT DOREN (SHFT L)0 
VHAUG" :REM*186 

100 SYS CW: WINDOW , 1 , 79 , 24 , 1 :C 
OLOR 5, 8: PRINT" (SHFT M)AIN 
(SHFT MJENU: ";:COLOR 5,4:P 
RINT"((SHFT B})ROWSE ((SHFT 

F})IND ((SHFT A))DD ((SHFT 
S})AVE (SHFT E}(SHFT S}(SH 



FT C) - (SHFT EJXITS (SHFT 

P)ROGRAM" :REM*196 2000 

101 COLOR 5, 6 : PR INT" (1 1 SPACES) 

(SHFT P)RESS THE 1ST LETTER 

OF YOUR CHOICE OR (SHFT E) 

(SHFT SHSHKT C)." :REM*2S1 

103 M$="BFAS"tE$:GOSUB 13000:ON 2005 

K GOTO 2000,3000,1000,6000 

,19000 :REM*186 

1000 WINDOW 0,1 ,79,3,1 :PRINT"(S 

HFT T)YPE YOUR NEW ENTRY B 2010 
ELOW.(2 SPACES) (SHFT Y)OU 
MAY USE SCREEN EDITOR FUNC 
TIONS TO ASSIST YOU.":COLO 
R 5,8 :REM*244 

1005 GOSUB 11 000: FOR F=1 TO 6:G 
OSUB 1 2000:FD$(F)=A$:NEXT 
F: COLOR 5,6:SF=0 :REM*142 
1010 WINDOW 0,13,79,1 4,1 : PRINT" 
(SHFT PJRESS 1ST LETTER OF 
ITEM TO CHANGE (N,A,C,S,Z 
,P) OR (SHFT RMSHFT EHSH 
FT T)(SHFT UHSHFT RHSHFT 
N) TO ACCEPT. [SHFT E)(SH 
FT S){SHFT C) ABORTS":M$=" 
NACSZP"+E$+CHR$(1 3) :GOSUB 
13000 :REM*176 

1015 IF K=7 THEN 100 :REM*7 6 
1020 IF K=8 THEN 1035:ELSE F=K: 
GOSUB 12 000 : REM* 2 4 

1030 FD$(F)=AS:GOTO 1010 

:REM*157 

1035 IF SF>0 THEN TN=LN:LN=2000 

0+A :REM*146 

1040 LS=STR$(LN}+" DATA ":FOR I 

= 1 TO 6:L$=LS»CHR$(34)+FD 

$(I)+CHR$(34) +CHR$(4 4> :NEX 

T I:L$=LGFT$(LS,LEN(L$)-1 ) 

:L1 $=STR$(LN+1 )+" DATA "+C 

HR$(34)+"LAST"+CHR$(34) 3010 

:REM*1 3 5 

1045 IF SF>0 THEN L1$="" 

:REM*132 

1050 GRAPHIC 0,1: PRINT L$: PRINT 

L1$:PRINT"GOTO 1060": POKE 

84 2,1 9: FOR 1=843 TO 845 :P 

OKE 1,1 3:NEXT:POKE 208, 4:S 3020 

TOP :REM*211 

1060 IF SF>0 THEN GRAPHIC 5:LN= 3030 

TN:FOR 1= 1 TO 6:D$(A,I)=F 

D$(I} :NEXT I: GOTO 1f 

REM*1 1 9 
GRAPHIC 5:LN=LN+1 :FOR 1=1 
TO 6:D$(N,I)=FD$(I) :NEXT I 



2020 



2030 



2040 



2050 
3000 



:N=N+1 :GOTO 100 :REM*5 
IF N=1 THEN COLOR 5,3:PRIN 
T: PRINT" (SHFT N}0 DATA CUR 

RENTLY DEFINED (SHFT P)R 

ESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.": 
GETKEYZ$:GOTO 100 :REM*163 
GRAPHIC 5 r 1:WINDOW 0,5,79, 
24,1: COLOR 5,3: PRINT RV$ ; L 
EFT$(SP$,80) :COLOR 5,6 

:REM*98 
IF N<7 THEN S=l :£=N-1 :FO=3 
; GOSUB 14000: COLOR 5,3:PRI 
NT RVJ ;LEFT$(SP$, 80) : PRINT 
"(SHFT P)RESS ANY KEY TO R 
ETURN TO (SHFT M}AIN (SHFT 

M)ENU.":GETKEY Z$:GOTQ 10 
:REM*104 

S=1 :E=5:GOSUB 14000:COLOR 
5, 3: PRINT RVS;LEFTS(SP$,80 
):TD=1 :BD=5: COLORS, 8 

:REM*1 31 
PRINT"(SHFT PJRESS (UP ARR 
OW) OR (LEFT ARROW J TO SCR 
OLL DATA. {2 SPACEs) (SHFT P 
1RESS [SHFT El (SHFT S)(SHF 
T C) TO RETURN TO MAIN MEN 
U." :REM*105 

COLOR 5, 6: SYS CW: WINDOW 0, 
6,79,10,0:M$="(CRSR UP)(CR 
SR DN)"*ES:DO:GOSUB 13000: 
IF K = 3 THEN EXIT: ELSE ON K 

GOSUB 1 5000,1 6000:REM*200 
LOOP: GOTO 100 : REM* 220 
WINDOW 0,1 ,79,24,1 :PRINT"( 
SHFT P)RESS THE FIRST LETT 
ER OF THE FIELD YOU TO SEA 
RCH YOUR DATA ON. (2 SPACES 
KSHFT E)(SHFT S)(SHFT C) 
ABORTS.": COLOR 5,8 :REM*82 
PRINT"((SHFT N))AME(3 SPAC 
Es)((SHFT A))DDRESS{3 SPAC 
Es)((SHFT C))ITY{3 SPACEs} 
((SHFT S))TATE{3 SPACEs) (( 
SHFT Z})IP(3 SPACES) ( (SHFT 

P))HONE(3 SPACES) (SHFT E) 
(SHFT SHSHFT C)" :REM*232 
MS="NACSZP"+E$:GOSUB 13000 
:IF K=7 THEN 100 :REM*227 
SCNCLR: PRINT" (SHFT E INTER 
SEARCH DATA FOR ";F$(K);"B 
ELOW:":S=K:F=K:GOSUB 11000 

GOSUB 12000:SYS CW:WINDOW 

0,1 ,79,2 4,1 : COLOR 5,4 

REM+1821 



DKCKMHKR 19HH ■ R V N 97 



EASY APPLICATIONS 



3040 PF=0:POKE 2<J8,0:FOR 1= 1 T 
O N:IF INSTR[D$(I,K) ,A$) T 
HEN S=I:B=I:GOSUQ 14000:FF 
=1 ;REM*235 

3050 NEXT I: IF FF=0 THEN PRINT 
AS;" NOT FOUND IN ";F$(K): 
PRINT "{SHFT P)RESS A KEY 
TO RETURN TO MENU. " :GETKEY 
Z$:POKE 248,1 23: GOTO 100 
:REM*8 
3060 POKE 248,1 28 :COLOR 5,6:PRI 
NT RV$ S LEFTS (SP$, 80) : COLOR 
5, 8: PRINT" ( (SHFT C) >HANGE 
(2 SPACES} [ {SHFT D})ELETE{ 
2 SPACES H SHFT EH SHFT S}( 
SHFT CI" : REM* 4 7 

3070 M$="CD"+E$:GOSUB 13000:ON 
K GOTO 4000,5000,100 

: REM* 6 4 

4000 PRINT" {SHFT E INTER THE NUM 

UER OF THE ITEM YOU WISH T 

O CHANGE AND PRESS RETURN: 

";:POKE 5,1:SYS 65520:RREG 

A,Y,X :REM*134 

4010 WINDOW X+1 ,Y+1 ,X+S,Y+1 ,1 :I 

NPUT#1,A:IF A<1 OR A>(N-1) 

THEN 4010 :REM*55 

4020 SYS CW:WINDOW 0,1,79,24,1: 



SYS CW:GOSUB 11000:GOSUB 1 
7000:SF=1 :GOTO 1010 

:REM*142 5060 

5000 PRINT" {SHFT E1NTER THE NUM 

BER OF THE ITEM YOU WISH T 

DELETE AND PRESS RETURN: 

";:POKE 5 , 1 : SYS 65520:RREG 

A,Y,X :REM*127 5070 

5010 WINDOW X+l ,Y+1 ,X + 5,Y+1 ,1 :I 

NPUT#1,A:IF A<1 OR A>|N-1) 6000 
THEN 5010 : REM* 90 

5020 SYS CW:WINDOW 0,1,79,24,1: 6010 
SYS CW:GOSUB 11000:GOSUB 1 
7000 :REM*104 

5030 SYS CWiWINDOW 0,13,79,13,1 6020 
: COLOR 5,3:PRINTCHR5{15) ;" 
{SHFT WJARNING: ";CHRS{143 
) ; :COLOR5, 8: PRINT" (SHFT Y) 
OU ARE ABOUT TO DELETE THI 6030 
S ITEM. (2 SPACES) (SHFT P)R 
ESS ! TO CONFIRM. ";REM*1 68 

5040 GETKEY Z% : IF Z$<>" I" THEN 6040 
100: ELSE COLOR 5,5: PRINT " 
{SHFT DJELETING ITEM AND R 
ETHINKING THE NATURE OF TH 

INGS (SHFT P} LEASE BE P 6050 

ATIENT." :REM*68 

5050 GRAPHIC 0,1:PRINT "DELETE" 



;20000+A;": RENUMBER 20000, 
1,20000" :REM*195 

POKE a42,19:POKE 843,13:Z$ 
="G{SHFT O)5070":FOR 1=1 T 
6:POKE 1+843, ASC(MID${Z$ 
,1,1)1: NEXT I: POKE 8 50,13: 
POKE 208, 9: STOP :REM*106 
GRAPHIC 5:GOSUB 18000:GOTO 

100 :REM*110 

SYS CW:WINDOW 0,1,79,24,1: 
COLOR 5,8 :REM*80 

PRINT" {SHFT E INTER THE NAM 
E TO USE FOR THIS SAVE AND 

PRESS RETURN:"; :REM*147 
SYS CW:WINDOW 54,1,70,1,1: 
PRINT F$;E$;"K":INPUT#1 ,KF 
$:SYS CW:WINDOW 0,2,79,2,1 
:COLOR 5,6 :REM*35 

Z$="{SHFT E)NTER THE UNIT 
TO WHICH YOU WISH TO SAVE 
"+NF$+":":PRINT Z$:REM*209 
SYS CW:WINDOW LEN(Z$)+1,2, 
LEN( 2$ > +17,2,1 :INPUTtf1 ,U:I 
F U<8 OR U>11 THEN 6040 

:REM*160 
SYS CW: WINDOW 0,1,79,24,1: 
IF NF$=FS THEN SCRATCH (F$ 
) ON U(UI :REM*126 




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EASY APPLICATIONS 



6060 PRINT" (SHFT SJAVING " ; NFS : 
GRAPHIC 0,1: PRINT "DSAVE ( 
NF$> ON U";U;":GOTO 6070": 
POKE 842,19:POKE 843,13:PO 
KE 208, 2: STOP : REM* 3 3 
6070 IF NF$=F$ THEN 6090; ELSE G 
RAPHIC 0,1:PRINT "27 F$="; 
CHR$(34> ;NF$;CHR$(34) 

:REM*84 
6080 POKE 842,19:POKE 843,13:2$ 
="G{SHFT O)6090":FOR 1=1 T 
O 6:POKE 1*843, ASC{MID$(Z$ 
,I,1)):NEXT I: POKE 850,13: 
POKE 2 08, 9: STOP :REM*219 
6 090 GRAPHIC 5: COLOR 5, 4: SYS CW 
: WINDOW 0,1 ,79,24,1 : POKE 2 
48,0: DIRECTORY ON U(Ut:PRI 
NT:PRINT"(SHFT PJRESS ANY 
KEY TO CONTINUE": POKE 248, 
128:GETKEY ZS:GOTO 100 

: REM* 30 

11000 FOR 1= 1 TO 6: WINDOW 24+ ( 

10-LEN(F$(I> ) 1,4+1,5 5,4+1 

,1:PRINT F$(I);VB$;LEFT$( 

SP$,FL{I)) ;VB$:NEXT I: SYS 

CW:RETURN ;REM*250 

12000 A$="":POKE248,128:FL=10-L 
EN(F$(F) >:WINDOW24+FL,4+F 
, 34 , 4 + F, : PRINTRVS ; F$ ( F ) : 
WINDOW 35,4+F,34+FL(F> ,4+ 
F,0:PRINTEN$: INPUT* 1 , A$ : I 
FA$=LF$ THENAJ=FD${F) :PRI 
NTAS : REM*! 24 

12001 WINDOW 24+FL,4+F,34,4+F,0 
:PRINT FS(F):SYS CW:RETUR 
N :REM*219 

13000 K = 0:DO UNTIL KO0:GETKEY 
K$:K=INSTR(M$,KS) :LO0P:RE 
TURN :REM*171 

14000 FOR Z=S TO E:PRINT USING 
FM$ ; Z , DS ( Z , 1 ) , D$ ( Z , 6 ) , D$ ( 
Z,2),D$(Z,3),D$<Z,4),D$(Z 
,5);NEXT Z : RETURN :REM*21 7 

15000 IF (TD-1)>0 THEN TD=TD-1 : 
DD=BD-1 :S=TD:E=TD:ELSE RE 
TURN :REM*4 

15001 SYS 51914:SYS CW:WINDOW 
,6,79,6, 1 :GOSUB 14000:SYS 

CW: WINDOW 0,6, 79, 10,0: RE 
TURN :REM*111 

16000 IF {BD+1)<N THEN BD=BD+1 : 
TD=TD+1 :S=BD:E=BD:ELSE RE 
TURN :REM*20B 

16001 SYS 51900:SYS CW:WINDOW 
,10,79,10,1 :GOSUB 14000:S 
YS CW: WINDOW 0,6,79,10,0: 
RETURN : REM* 6 5 

17000 SYS CW:FOR 1= 1 TO 6: CHAR 
1 ,35,4+I,D$(A,I) ,0:FD$( I 
)=D$(A,I) :NEJCT I: RETURN 

:REM+29 

18000 N=0:RESTORE 20000 :DO: N=N+ 
1 :READ D$(H,1 ) :IF D$(N,1 } 
="LAST" THEN EXIT:REM*110 

18001 FOR 1=2 TO 6:READ D$(N,I) 
:NEXT I:LOOP:LN=N+20000 

:REM*94 
18110 DATA"00 89 1C 0A 00 DE 20 
30 2C 31 3A 99 22 53 4C 



4F" :REM*80 

18111 DATA"57 3A 46 45 54 43 48 

20 32 2C 34 36 32 34 2C 
36" :REM*116 

18112 DATA"3S 33 33 36 2C 37 3A 

45 42 3D 28 50 45 45 4B 
28" :REM*1 42 

18113 DATA"34 36 32 35 29 2A 32 

35 36 29 2B 50 45 45 4B 
28" :REM*86 

18114 DATA"34 36 32 34 29 3A 46 

4C 3D 45 42 2D 37 31 36 
38" :REH*90 

18115 DATA"3A 46 45 54 43 48 20 

46 4C 2C 37 31 36 38 2C 
36" :REM*97 

18116 DATA"35 33 33 35 2D 46 4C 

2C 37 3A 52 55 4E 22 3A 
97" :REM*218 

18117 DATA"20 38 34 32 2C 31 39 

3A 97 20 38 34 33 2C 31 
33" :REM*212 

18118 DATA"3A 97 20 32 30 38 2C 

32 00 00 00" :REM*91 

18200 SLOW :AR=57094: POKE AR,255 

:IF PEEK(AR)<>25 5 THEM XR 

=0: RETURN : REM* 28 

18210 POKE AR,0:AR=57088:XR=1 :I 



F (PEEK(AR) AND 16) THEN 
XR=2 :REM*244 

18230 IF XR=1 THEN SB=1:ELSE SB 
=7 :REM*197 

18235 SLOW:FETCH 139,2816,65338 
,SB:FA£T:IF PEEK ( 281 7 ) =1 3 
7 AND PEEK(2951 )=50 THEN 
RETURN :REM*0 

18240 Q=281 5:RESTORE 18110:FOR 

1=1 TO 9: READ D$:FOR J= 1 

TO LEN(D$) STEP 3:0=0+1 : 

POKE Q,DEC(MIDJ(D$,J,2) J; 

NEXT: NEXT :REM*5 

18250 SLOW:STASH 139,2816,65338 
, SB: FAST: RETURN :REM*63 

19000 SLOW:STASH 2 , 4624 , 65336 , S 
E:EB=(PEEK(4 625)*256)+PEE 
K{4624> :FL=EB-716B:STASH 
FL,7168,65335-FL,SB 

:REM*137 

19999 SYS CW:GRAPHIC 5,1:POKE 2 
48,0: IF XR>0 THEN NEW: END 
.'ELSE END : REM* 220 

20000 REM FROM HERE ON IS WHERE 

YOUR DATA GETS TACKED ON 
:REM*55 

20001 DATA "LAST" :REM*0 




BACKUP PROTECTED 
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• Copies many protected programs — 
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$15plus$3s/h.) 

• Copies even protected disks in 
under 2 minutes {single drive), 
1 minute (dual drive). 

■ Improved support for ROM updates 
on 1571 drives. 

• Maximum of four disk swaps on a 
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• Includes fast loader, 12-second 
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Requires a Commodore 64, 128, or 
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CoveM541 7 

Covei IS71 9 

Cov(lC128 9 

COvei C64 7 

Covei C64 C B 

Diskette Don (70-5 V) disks) 19 

OnveBrji V 

Explode Fait Load Can 1 9 

Final Cartridge 49 

Mot Sfwl PI us pnntermterfce 69 

Joystick Winner 104 S 

Joystick- Wmnet 220 15 

Joystick Winner 770 13 

Lightpen-Modei 1 70C 69 

Liglltpen Mrjdl I84C 49 

Ml Mouse {lull proportional) :v> 

Mach 129 Cartridge 35 

Mousepad 9 

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Quick Brown Box 32K 79 

Quick Blown Box 64K 99 

RS232 Interaee Cable 39 

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Seiial Box 2 lor-1 29 

Sena! Box 4 loi 1 39 

Senal CaW* 611 9 

Super Qnps CI 2( 45 

Super Ctiips-CI 280 45 

Super Ctiips C64 25 

Super Chips- C6 4 mode on C 1 28 25 

Super Graphli Coin Pb interface B9 

Super Graphic Senior 65 

Warpspeed 126 Cartridge 35 

40430 Column Switch Cable 1 a 



BOOKS 

1541 Trt>lsrro! 4 RepJ.r 

Anatomy of 1541 

Anatomy of C54 

Basic .' !:< C12B 

Beginner's Guide-Basic 6 

C1 26 Assembly Programming 

CI 28 Internals Book 

CI 26 P!og!ammer"s Ret Guide 

CI 2BTfDlshool4 Repair 

C64 Basic Prgrmmng (also disk) 

C64 Programmer's Re f Guide 

C64/C1 28 Assembly Programming 

GEOS i-. -.»:.- ". Out 

GEOS Tips £ in-:, 

GEOS Programmer's Ret. Guide 

I Speak Basic To My 05 4 

K Jdi Book Revealed 1 

K Jax Book Revealed 2 

Macnlne Language 64 

Subroutines lor CI 28 

Super base The Book 

TroobJeshoot 6 Repair C64 

Twin Cities CI 28 Book NEW 



DATABASES 



Data Manager 126 
Data Manager 2 (C6 4) 
Fleet Filer 64/128 
Pocket Filer 2 
Super base 12B 
Super baso 64 



CREATIVITY 

Advanced Art Studio S 25 

Animation Station 6b 

Awardware 1 2 

Billboard Makei 29 

Blackjack Academy 29 

Biaziing Paddles 25 

Bumpersticker Maker 35 

Businasscard Maker 29 

CAD 30 39 

Cad pa k 128 ' 42 

Cadc-ak 64 29 

Cardware 9 

Certikale Maker 1 7 

Colorei 126 12 

Create a Calendar 22 

Crossword Magic 39 

Cybe-rvitfoo 29 

Goodie 29 

Fieiidraw 5.5 29 

Flejiltml 24 

Galleria 1 -cupart ddie/f I xdrw 24 

Gallena 2 cl'pait sddlelltxdrw 24 

Graphics Integrator 2 24 

Home Designer CAD 12B 45 
Home Designer-Engnrmg Library 1 



UTILtTIES/LAHGUAGES 

Assemblerf Monitor 64 S 29 

Basic S 25 

Basic Compile! 128 42 

Basic Compile! 64 29 

Big Blue Readei 32 

Bobsterm Pto 64 35 

BoOtorm Pro 1 28 42 

CP/MKil128 22 

Coboti2B 29 

Cobol 64 29 

GnomeKil64l1?B 29 

Gnome Speed Compile! 128 29 

KJax-Elile4 2 14 

KJaxC!2B Cannon 29 

KJax Elite V3 9 

KJax Hacker's Utility Kit 17 

KJaxVolume1-4EACH 9 

KJax Volume 5-7 EACH 17 

Merlin 128 45 

Merlin 64 35 

Physical E»am 1541 29 

Physical Exam 157 1 29 

Power Assembler 641128 30 

Pnw«rC64<128 30 

Prololinc 128 29 



PRODUCTIVITY 

Business Form Sbop S 30 

CMS Accounting 126 129 

CMS Accounting 64 129 

Ciiaitnak 1 28 29 

Chartpak64 29 

KFS Accountants 109 
KF S add-on Industry Modules EA 49 

Leroys Label Make! 24 

Page Builder 1 28 39 

Paperclip Publisbor 39 

Partner 128 Cartridge 39 

Partner 64 Cartridge 39 

Perenl Portfolio Manger 1 2B 42 

Persnl PrjfllOilO Manger 54 29 

Pocket Superpak 2 67 

Secunty Analyst 1 28 35 

Sylvia's Persnl Manger 128 39 

TAS12B 42 

TAS S4 29 

TW Account Payable 64 39 

TW Account Receivable 64 39 

TWGeneiat Ledger 64 39 

tW Inventory 64 39 

TW Payroll 64 39 

Microlawyer 39 



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Krack Ja> Ail fts« 1 IOEA 13 

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PC Circuit Board Makei 79 

Page Illustrator 128 29 

Party Ware 12 

Perspectives 2 1 3D) 39 

Photo Finish 1 9 

Postcards 1 9 

Ptintmasler Art I 15 

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Prinlmaster Art 111 rantasy 1 7 

Prmtmasler Plus 25 

Prinlshop 35 

PrintshopHolidayLibrary 19 

Screen fit 25 

Sideshow Ciutor 1 3 

Toy Shop 22 

VTSGraphic Companion 2 17 

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Brai npow er Number s at Work 15 

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C Power 128 15 

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Flexi Aided Design 15 

How to Gel Mosl Geos BkTDisk 1 2 

Jewels ol darkness 1 

Maps ol Europe Game 12 

Maps ol USA Game 1 2 

MapsolWoi lit Game 12 

Silicon Dreams 10 



Ptototeirn126 12 

RamOOS1?B 29 

Renegade 29 

SVSRES Enhanced 30 

Sopei 81 Utilities CI 28 29 

Super 81 LltilitlesC64 29 

Super C 128 45 

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Super Cat 22 

Super Oisk Librarian CI 28 19 

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GEOS 128 45 

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Wordpubhsher 26 



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Bodylog Carriio Exercise 


75 


Bodyiog Enhanced Stress Reduct 


229 


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49 


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54 


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22 


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Dream Machine Analyzer 


19 


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Monopoly 


25 


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25 


Scrabble 


29 


Scrubbles 


29 


Sexual Edge 


19 


Slrider's Classical Music EA 


9 


Tatot 128 


15 


Wheel ot Fortune 2 


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SPREADSHEETS 

Pocket Planner 2 29 

Swi flcalc 1 2 8 wf Sideways 37 

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Counting Parade 6 

Early Learning Fronds 6 

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Evelyn Wood Dynamic Reader 1 7 

Facemaker 16 

First Men Moon Math 19 

Hayden SAT Preparation 32 

HowloProgramlnBasic 24 

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Malhbuslers 22 

Mavis Beacon Typing 30 

Memory Academy 15 

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Widham-Swiss Family ftobsin 1 2 

Widham Wuard of D7 12 

Widham Alice m Wonderland 12 



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Fleet System 2 4 (C64) 39 

FleetSyslem4(C12B) 52 

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Pocket Dictionary G4!l 28 10 

Poekei Writer 2 39 

Superscript 1ZB 45 

vi/i5lar12S 60 

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WordPro 64 wfSpell 30 

Wo!d*nler128 37 

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Write Slulll 28 NEW 24 

Write Slult 64 19 

Write Slull 64 w!Talker ?4 



1541/1571 

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15 '11 ,'1571 [hive Alignment 
This excellent alignment program is a must have 
for every Commodore owner. Easy to use, it helps 
you to align your drive so that it runs just as if il 
were new! The simple instructional manual and 
on-screen help prompt you thru the alignment 
procedure and help you adjust the speed and head 
stop ol your drives. It even includes instructions 
on how to load the alignment program when 
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use Ihe 1541/1571 Drive Alignment program 
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Super 81 Utilities 

This lull-featured disk utilities system, (or your 
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versions. Among the many lea lures included in 
this fine package are: 

• Copy whole unprotected 1541/1571 Disks lo 1581 partition! 
•Copy unprotected 1541/1571 hies lo 1581 disks 

•Copy unprotected 1581 files to 1571 disxs 
•Backup 1581 fits or disks with 1 ur 2 t SSI'S 

• 1581 Disk Editor. Drive Monitor and RAM Writer 

•Includes numerous DOS commands such as Rename a file/disk. 

• Scr a ich/Un scratch, files. Lock/Unlock hies. Create Auto Bool and 
more 

Tired ol not being able to use your 1 581 7 Super 
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RAM-DISK 



HamDDS 128 

Yes. .wo know lhat Bam Expanders are scarce 
these days. But for you lucky ones that already 
have one, RamDOS 126 is just lor you! This 
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the 1 750 RAM Expander, will turn ALL or part of 
your expansion memory into a lightning -fast RAM- 
DISK! Under RamDOS, a 50K file( 1 90 blocks) will 
load in just Vi second. Load entire disks or 
individual files into your expansion memory and 
gel to work. When done save the entire memory 
or individual files back lo your disk for permanent 
storage. RamDOS makes your work fast and easy! 

only $29.00 

(CI 26 and 1750 Ham Expander required} 



Home Designer 



Home Designer CAD 128 
Given glowing ratings by every major Commodore 
magazine, ihis CAD system outclasses every 
other CAD program, because of its object-based 
design. With over 50 powerful commands, 5 
drawing layers, superb support ot library figures 
and lazer-quality printouts at ANY scale on your 
dot matrix printer or plotter, you can create 
drawings so accurate lhat a blueprint can be made 
from them! 

Tired ol working with poor quality/inaccurate print- 
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60 User -definable macros. Up to 64K divided into 
10 work areas. Built-in Outline Generator, File 
Translator for other wYp documents, Quick 
preview lor up to 250 columns, WYSIWYG 
pro view, Industrial strength printer macros, 
Load/savo to 16K buffer, Support 1700/1750 
RAM Expanders. Split screen option, Alarm clock. 
Micro justification/line pitch control; Create 
custom characters, and much more! The Write 
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and full keyboard overlay, is easy lo use. And if 
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PROTi 



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TAROT-128 



PROTOLINC BBS 128 MMMM& 

This fast & flexible mulli message base Bulletin 
Board System for your C128 is easy to setup and 
packed full of features. It supports 1 500 Users, all 
memory resident for lightning fast log ons. No 
relative files are used in the board, so you won't 
be plagued by file crashes. Full Remote Sysop 
control, Multi-level menu lor ease -ol- use, supports 
up to 8 drives and a host of protocols including 
Punter, Xmodem, Checksum S Xmodem CRC. 
Works with 1650, 1670 and most 100% Hayes 
compatible modems. 

If you have been searching for a BBS that uses the 
speed and power of your C128, Prolollnc BBS is 
your answer! 

NEW PRICE - $29.00 

(4D & 80 columns supported) 




Now you can consult your computer about love 
and romance, marriage, business and personal 
challenges, spiritual mailers and search for 
wisdom. Learn about the divinatory and reversed 
meaning of all 78 cards. Print out your readings 
for future reference. Really interesting!! 

Memory Academy 128 

Memory Academy will help you improve your abili- 
ty to recall colors, words, numbers and story 
details! It is packed full of practice routines (you 
set the number ol items and display time) and a 
final exam. 

either only $15.00 

(GO column monitor required) 



GREAT ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR C64i'C12S 

The Drive Box ■ With some simple souldering you 
can make any Commodore drive switchable bet- 
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unnolehed side of your disk ■ 527.00 

2-FoM or 4- For 1 Serial Boxes - Connect 2 or 4 
peripherals to the box and share with another 
device. Multiple computers sharing one drive. 
Multiple printers hooked lo one computer, etc, 
2-For 1 Box is $29.00. 4 For-1 Box is 539.00. 

Quick Brown Box - A great cartridge into which 
you can write programs, utilities or data files. 
What you store will remain intact, even with the 
cartridge unplugged or the computer turned off! 
32K Box is 579.00; 64K Box is 599.00. 

M3 Mouse - II you are looking for a reliable, well- 
built fully proportional mouse, stop looking! Built 
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Make a personal statement by transforming GEOS*S 
deskTop icons with this editor. 
By WAYNE DEMPSEY 



MY ICON EDITER PROGRAM (spelled 
Editor because Icon Editor is a trademark 

of Berkeley Softworks) lets you change 
and personalize almost any icon on the 
GEOS deskTop. The only one you can- 
uol alter is l he Commodore iron, he- 
cause its picture is stored internally. 

Creating Icon Editer 

The listing for Icon Editet is simple 
and straightforward. When typing the 
Data statements, be sure to remember 
the spaces between the numbers. Also, 
it's a wise idea to use IWiYa Checksum 
program to verify your input 

Before you run Icon Ediier, save a 
copy to a backup disk. After you load 
the program, it tells you to insert a blank 
disk. When you're prompted lo confirm 
the fact that you want to format the 
disk, answer Y, and Icon Editer will take 
about ten minutes to save a binary ver- 
sion of itself to disk. 

Next, boot GEOS and open the disk. 
When the prompt appears, convert the 
disk to CEOS format. The Icon Editer 
is now ready for use. 

Working with Icon Editer 

To enter Icon Editer. doublet lick its 
icon on the desk Top. The Icon Editer 
screen appears, along with a dialog box 
asking for the filename of the icon you 
want to change. 




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At the bottom of the dialog box are 
two icons — Cancel and Disk. Cancel re- 
loads the deskTop; Disk lets von insert 
a new disk. l)o not switch disks without 
first clicking on the Disk icon. 

After you type the filename of (he 
icon you waul to edit, the icon is loaded 
from the current disk. An enlarged pic- 
ture of the icon appears in the (enter 
of the screen, with an actual-size icon 
shown at the light. You change the icon 
by pressing the mouse button and 
moving the pointer through the large 
pixel-picture. Pressing the button also 
lets you toggle between Draw and Erase, 
'file pointer turns black to draw and 
pink to erase. 



The File Menu icon gives you three 
options: Save, Recover or Quit, Any 
changes to the edited icon arc tempo- 
rary until you choose Save. Choosing 
Recover restores the original icon, and 
Quit reloads the deskTop without sav- 
ing the icon. 

Since changes are permanent after 
you choose Save, be careful not to ac- 
cidentally erase an important icon, [k] 

Wayne Dempsey is a high school honor 
student, currently in his junior year, who 
particularly enjoys working with CEOS. 

Send your ijwxtions on GEOS I": geo- 
Watch. RUN Magazine, 80 Elm St., Pe- 
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Here's a critical look at QuantumLink, the leading 
telecommunications network among Commodore users. 
ByLOREN LOVHAUG 



OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS, I've 
somehow managed to avoid any real 
controversy with the topics in this col- 
umn. However, a journalism professor 
once told me, "If you're not drawing any 
heat, you probably aren't close enough 
to the fiie." Well, this month's column 
may have me hopping on hot coals. 1 
plan to share with you my opinions on 
QuantumLink, which, in addition to GE- 
nie and CompuServe, is of primary in- 
terest to C-64 and C-128 users. 

In the past, I've served as a SYSGF 
on both GEnie and Q-Link, and I cur- 
rently manage Q-Link's C-128 area and 
host a weekly conference on GEnie. 
However, as you'll soon read, my affil- 
iations don'i temper my ability to take 
a critical look at these networks. 

QuantumLink differs from GEnie 
and CompuServe in that it's the only 
one of the three that is, in both content 
and access, a Commodore-exclusive net- 
work. In order to log onto Q-Link, you 
must use its proprietary software on a 
C-64 or a C-128 (in 64 mode). This ap- 
proach is an important factor to con- 
sider when evaluating QuantumLink. 

Software To Live and Die By 

Of the three big networks, Q-Link's 
custom software is the easiest for begin- 
ners to learn, because it's completely 
menu-driven, colorful and very simple 
to use. Logging on is automatic: when 
you load the software, your computer 
and modem dial your local access num- 
ber and get you onto Q-Link without 
the use of a password. 

Q Link's software also handles the 
downloading of files and buffering of 
text with no user interaction other than 
giving answers to a few obligatory- 
prompts. A good share of Q-Link's pop- 
ularity probably stems from the fact that 
effective use of the network doesn't re- 
quire the memorization of a variety of 
acronyms and page numbers, or a mas- 
tery of the ins and outs of various tele- 
communications protocols. 

However, Q-Link's ease of use is not 
without a price. In many respects, its 
software is severely limiting, especially 
for experienced users. Many long-lime 



li-li communicators have very specific 
interests and often visit only small, spe- 
cific parts of any network's download 
and message areas. Because of this, most 
networks offer various keyword short- 
cuts that let experienced users go di- 
rectly to their desired destination, 
thereby avoiding the monotony of step- 
ping sequentially through an all-too-fa- 
miliar hierarchy of menus. Q-Link 
offers no such circumventions. In many 
cases, the net result is unnecessary delay 
and expense. 

Another sore spot with Q-Liuk's pro- 
prietary software is in its message edi- 
tors. The electronic mail editor is lousy. 
It's basically an old-time line editor in 
disguise. Automatic word-wrap is not 
provided, and it requires a return after 
every line. To make matters worse, 
pressing return makes the line perma- 
nent, and you can't go back to re-edil 
it. Finally, a return on a blank line 
causes the editor to terminate at once 
and transmit your message. I'd wager 
that Q-Link users have sent literally 
thousands of incomplete pieces of 
Email simply because they've acciden- 
tally hit an extra return, 

fortunately, Q-Link's public message 
editor is much better. It includes such 
modern conveniences as Insert mode 
and rudimentary block editing. Also, in 
a true online triumph, you can use the 
cursor keys to edit text in all four 
directions. Unfortunately, automatic 
word wrap and search and replace ca- 
pabilities are still missing. 

Also absent from both message edi- 
tors is the ability to upload offline, pre- 
written text, and to forward messages 
and Email to specific users. To the net- 
work uninitiated, these strong criticisms 
of Q-Link's message editing facilities 
might seem unduly harsh. But the ability 
to effectively edit and transmit text is 
the lifeblood of any national telecom- 
puting service. In this area, Q-Link is 
substandard. 

Q-Link's software again falls short of 
the mark in its intolerance for Com- 
modore and third-party peripherals. In 
order to access Q-Link, many user re- 
porl having to unplug common periph- 



erals like printers and interfaces. 

Disk drive support on QuantumLink 
is poor; only the 1541 and 1571 (in 
Single-Sided mode) can be used. Higher 
capacity drives such as the SH)HH>1 
and the 1581 aren't supported. 

There's also no facility for sending 
common disk commands, such as those 
necessary to formal a new disk, scratch 
a file or obtain a disk directory while 
online. Since most modern generic ter- 
minal programs don' I suffer from these 
problems, those related to Q-Link must 
be considered liabilities. 

My last gripe about Q-Link's propri- 
etary software is tillered on behalf of 
approximately one-third of all ATW 
readers, and, by some estimates, as many 
as half of all QuantumLink users — 
Q-Link software's lack of Xativc mode 
C-128 support. The "common denomi- 
nator'' approach that grants only C-fil 
mode access to Q-Link forces C-128 own- 
ers to do without l heir 80-rolunm text 
display, enhanced keyboard, extra mem- 
ory and faster speed. 

Q-Link has expressed little interest in 
remedying this situation, in spite of the 
fact that it's one of the most consistently 
posted online complaints. Ironically, 
this means thai the only telecommuni- 
cations network advertised as being ex- 
clusively for Commodore eighi-bit 
computers is also the one that excludes 
owners of Commodore's crowning eight- 
bit glory from using their machines at 
lull capacity. 

Bur Wait, Q-Link Is Great! 

Given my critical review of Quantum- 
Link's software, 1 imagine most of you 
are probably thinking that 1 really don't 
like the network. Ati amtraire! Q-Link 
outshines the ineptitude of its software 
because of one inescapable truth: It's 
people and online activity that make a 
network, not machines or software. 

In I his sense, Q-Link is 100 percent 
firsl class. Although 1 feel tiial Q-Link 
leaves a lot to be desired as far as its 
software programming is concerned, 
there is simply no other network that 
can truly claim that it has more to offer 
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to online experts, special events and 
interaction with other Commodore com- 
jniieiists, (,)-] .ink is lops. 

Quant mill, ink lias worked harder 
than the oilier networks in marketing 
their system directly to Commodore 
owners and in providing the kinds of 
services that Commodore owners want 
most. It's no accident that nearly all of 
the most prolific Commodore compa- 
nies, programmers and writers have 
their own sections on QLink or regu- 
larly frequent it. Because of this (act, 
notice of the most important C.-MI128 
hardware and software developments 
often appears first on Quantum!, ink. as 



does the cream of the crop of public 
domain software. 

Commodore also maintains a ratliei 
large online presence. It's even claimed 
that "straight answers" from Commo- 
dore can be obtained on Q-I.ink. These 
"official" responses are often vague or 
laced with "inarketspeak," but it makes 
for entertaining reading, and, fortu- 
nately, there are enough good-hearted 
folk from the Commodore engineering 
staff who volunteer their time to set the 
record straight. And to Quantum] ink's 
everlasting credit, it's their aggressive- 
ness and willingness to cater to die (Join 
modore public that brings both the 



"official" and the "accurate" online. 

Next month, I'll take a look at 
GEnie. ■ 

Lomi Imihaiiji is tin- SYSOI' of (htan- 
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cit-SySOP of G En if 's Commodore Flagship, 
you can write to him care of: 

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Discover ike secrets of draining programs and copying from tape to disk; 
and) starting with this issue, beginning users get help. 
By LOU WALLACE 



QWhai 's the secret to hading and run- 
ning C-64 programs from within an- 
other program? I've written a program that 
uses a menu to had various programs, but 
it marks only part of lite time. 

— LKONARI) Mkek 
PEARL City. HI 

A The "secret" to loading, or chain- 
ing, programs together on the 
C-64 is a technique called "dynamic key- 
hoarding." This programmers' trick in- 
volves poking values into the keyboard 
buffer memory to tell the computer that 
yon have pressed some number of keys, 
and also poking into the keyboard 
queue the keys you have pressed. 

While the routine is running, it prints 
to the screen the phrase LOAD "file- 
name", 8; then, several lines below that, 
it prints the word RUN. Then it exe- 
cutes the Poke statements, and your 
computer will load and run whatever 
program you define in !•"$ in lines HMO 
and 1050 below. 

Use this simple program as a subrou- 
tine. Just pass the name of the program 
to load as the variable FS, and with the 
drive from which to load it denned as 
DN. Then GOTO this routine, 

1000 REM CM DYNAMIC KEYBOARD 

SUBROUTINE 
1010 REM THIS WILL LOAD AND 

RUN A 
1020 REM PROGRAM ('ROM 

DRIVE DN 
1030 REM F$ = PROGRAM. DN IS THE 

DRIVE 
HMO KB = l!J8:KQ = u3l 
1050 PRINT CHR$(147);"I.OAD"; 

CHRSCH) :F$; + (JIIR$(34) + 

"," + STR$(DN> 
1060 PRINT:PRINT:PRINT:PRINT: 

PRINT'RUN" 
1070 POKEKQ,TH:POKEKQ + 1,13: 

POKEKQ+2,13 
1080 POKE 198,3 

QI recently bought a used 1700 RAM 
Expansion module. I'd like to use it unth 
GEOS, but since it came SOUS instructions or 
software, I don't know how. Also, I'd like to 
get the RAM DOS you mentioned in the Au- 



gust 1988 Clinic, but I have no access to user 
groups or BBSs. Where can /find one? 

—Bernard Sci iultz 
St. Paul MN 

AUniiiriunatelv. CF.OS doesn't sup- 
port the I28K 171)0 RAM expan- 
der. It works only with the 1 704 (256K) 
or 1 750 (5 1 2K). As for getting the RAM- 
DOS, there are several user groups in 
your area, including the Minnesota 
Commodore Users Association. Their 
contact number is (il 2-1)33 1479. 



QI recently typed in RUN'? Checksum 
program, and whim I ran it, 1 got a 
Data Error message. Here's what I typed in. 
Where is the problem, and how do I fix it? 

—Walter Lapchynski. Jr. 
Independence. OH 

A The problem is that you mistyped 
something in the listing. It's very 
important that you type in the listing 
exactly the way it appears. If you still 
have problems, proofread your listing, 
character for character, against the mag- 
azine listing. 

For example, you transposed pail of 
line 50 to line 30. In line 30, substitute 
SA+I.B:NEXT for 140,234 and press 
return. Also, in line 190 you typed in 
DATA 96,55. Retype this part of the line 
as DATA 96,56 and press return. Save 
the corrected listing before running it. 
Your Checksum program should work 
properly now. 

I suggest that, when you type in list- 
ings, you use a straight edge, such as a 
ruler or a sheet of Post-it paper, to mark 
your place in the listing as you type, so 
thai you don't inadvertently transpose 
or skip lines. 

QI typed in the lixting for Cards-31 
("Knock!" September IV88), and line 
1440 gives me a checksum value of -t 2 instead 
of 167. } typed in the instructions in the 
curly brackets ({SHIFT LIS.}) right, but I 
don't get the right value, 

— John C. stricter 
Palm City. FL 



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A Unless 1 seethe listing as you typed 
it ill, it's difficult to tell what's 
wrong. You may have typed in LB., 
when you should have typed ill the 
shifted British pound sign. If you refer 
to "RUN'?, Checksum" in a current issue 
of RUN, you'll sec that LB. represents 
tile British pound sign. 

Please, dear readers, always read 
"RUN'S Checksum" if you have any 
problems with programs you've typed 
in. Also see "Type-in Troubles?" (Au- 
gust 1988, p. 71, November 1988, p. 91 
or on page 113 of this issue) for addi- 
tional type-in lips. 



UPDATE 

In a rccctvt Clinic, a reader asked 
about finding a program that would 
copy files from tape to disk. Reader Larry 
Sun net berg, of Salem, New Hampshire, 
sent in the program below in response. 
Even though 1 don't have a tape system 
to check its effectiveness, 1 am including 
it here in the hopes that it will help 
readers make the transition from tape 
to disk. (Remember that this program 
lias not been tested, so make sure you 
have a backup of the tape before you 
start, just in easel) 

10 REM TAPE TO DISK TRANSFER 

•>i) FOR I = 53 181 TO 53247:READ A:l'OKE 

1,A:NEXT 
30 PRINT CIIR$(147);"TAPE TO DISK 

TRANSFER PROGRAM" 
40 PRINT:PR1NT"INSERT AND REWIND 

TAPE TO BE COPIED" *■ 



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CLINIC 



SO PRlNTd'RINT'lNSERT DISK INTO 

DRIVE" 
60 PMNTtPRINP'DOES THE DISK NEED 

TO BE FORMATTED? V7N" 

70 GET A$:1H A$ = ["HEN 70 

80 IF A$ = "V TIIKN 150 

90 IF AS <> "Y" TIIKN 70 

100 INPUT "NAME OF DISK": AS 

1 10 INPUT "DISK ID":BS 

120 IF I.KN(AS) > Hi THEN AS = 

Ll-;i-TS(AS,Hi) 
130 IFI.KN(R$)>2TI (EN B$-LEFT$(B$,2) 
140 OPEN 1 5,8,1 5,"N0:"; + AS + "." + B$ + 

CHR${S4):CLOSE15 
150 SYS 53181 
IfiO DATA 169,1, 162, 1, 160,1, .12,186,255, 

169,0 
1 70 DATA 1 62,65. 1 60.3,32. 1 89.255, 1 69,0 
180 DATA 32,213,255,169,8.162.8,160,255 
190 DAIA 32,180,255.169,20,162.65.160, 

3,32 
200 DATA 189,255.173.61,3,141,251. 

0, 1 73,62 
210 DATA 3,141,252.0,169,251.174,63,3,172 
220 DATA 64,3,32.216,255,76,189,207 
230 DATA 32.2 13,255, 1 69,8, 162.8. 160,255 
240 DATA 32, 1 86,255, 1 69,20, 1 62.65. 1 60. 

3,32 
250 DATA 3,141,252.0,169,251,174,63,3,172 
260 DAIA 6-1,3,32.21 6,255,76,189,207 



In the October 1988 Clinic, Jay Green asked 
how lo merge two programs. You told him tti 
check a local IMS or user's group library. I use 
a simple command for the C.-I2H I hat does the 
trick Load the first program, then load tlie 
second with: 

BIDAD' second program". P(PEEK(4624) + 
256*PEEK(4625)-2) 

Then renumber the two programs so that 
the second program's line numbers are all 
higher than those in the first. Then enter 
DELETE 2- I to relink the lines. Save the 
new program. 

— Hon RENAUD 
\\ ASHINl HON, MA 

We received several replies from read- 
ers about this problem, and yours was 
the best, ['hanks IVLoads, Hob. ■ 



Do you have a problem or question about 
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Queries are answered only through this 
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256 DATA 



:REM*128 

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258 DATA FF000000000000000000 



0000040554114 :REM*218 

259 DATA 55145S0000415S555545 4 
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3FFAAFEFEAABF :REM*1 4 

260 DATA BFAA4 40000FFAAFEFEAA B 
F4600000000FFAAFEFE 4500000 
0000000FFAA47 :REM*65 

261 DATA 5504401 5044151 454C44 C 
04C41C0A5FB48A5FC48 2091C02 
036C0A000A23C :REM*8 

262 DATA 202EC0202EC0202EC0CA C 
ACACACACA1 0EF6885FC 6885FB6 
0BDB4C091FBC8 :REM*t40 

263 DATA E860A03FB1FB99B4C088 1 
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264 DATA 2091C02036C0A000B9B4 C 
048B9B6C099B4C06899 B6C0C8C 
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265 DATA 3FB9B4C0AEB2C0D027A2 
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266 DATA 85FB60A90085FB86FC46 F 
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267 DATA CACA10F230D000000000 



8000044000682800149 0001322 
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268 DATA 03861800722000132000 3 
34001578000DF00007C 00001E0 
0001E00001E00 :REM*140 

269 DATA 001F00007B8001F7C000 



1 000 
286 DATA 



REM*53 




0000000000000 :REM*99 

270 DATA 0003C3C00342C001E700 
07E000FE7F00FE7F00F E7F00FE 
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271 DATA F00FE7F00FE7F00FE7F0 
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:REM*149 

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FFFFC4924DCFF :REM*40 

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A00000A00000A000000 0000000 
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0150000150000280000 AA0000A 
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277 DATA 9404AA9405000400AA80 
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00000 00 00BE00 :REM*88 

278 DATA 00020404060000081828 
0000000000000002853 2941564 
5204849474820 :REM*122 

279 DATA 53434F52455300285229 4 
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280 DATA 4D4500454E5445522049 4 
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281 DATA 48414C4C204F46204641 4 
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282 DATA 6F9B85AA3A7C844EE17F 3 
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E01010101012A :REM*193 

283 DATA 073707FD040D0591 0699 
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284 DATA 053206380641 064906CF 
4E5046A05850582068B 0699069 
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285 DATA 0786070044000053434F 5 
2450048492050540053 414E544 



28 7 DATA 
00000 
C8081 

288 DATA 
2796F 
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289 DATA 
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008B8C8081 
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:REM*101 
0000000 
8 00008B8 
: REM* 8 9 
914E3F7F8 6 
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:REM*95 
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345 002E534 
:REM*161 
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469 FC2FC83 
: REM* 72 
CF9470000 



:REM+140 

65258114A 5 

B4A 56524C0 

REM*193 

652E8034A 5 

105 40A5402 

REM*233 

00000 



:REM*1 1 5 

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:REM*95 
0000000 



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20002A200025A000050 0002AA0 
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300 DATA 00A00000A00000000000 
000BE0002A400AAA400 A800005 
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301 DATA 0000540000280000AA00 
28A00028A801 62A8016 AA1 0000 
05002AA0002AA :REM*117 

302 DATA 0000A80002A200028A80 



303 DATA 

304 DATA 



:REM*238 
:REM*196 
:REM*162 



Listing 2. High-score file generator. 

10 REM — > RUN THIS SCORE FILE 70 SYS 5781 2" . SCORES" , 8 , 1 130 DATA 20,20,74,86,82,16,19,7 

GENERATOR :REM*148 :REM*127 4 :REM*171 

20 REM --> JUST ONCE ON SAME DI 80 POKE 193,0: POKE 194,128 140 DATA 86,82,60,15,74,86,82,2 

SK AS :REM*219 :REM*209 :REM*49 

30 REM --> GAME PROGRAM. 90 POKE 174, 50: POKE 175,128 150 DATA 10,74,86,82,208,7,74,8 

:REM*175 :REM*1 1 5 6 : REM* 3 4 

40 1=32768 :REM*18 100 SYS 62957 :REM*62 160 DATA 82,148,7,74,86,82,14,6 

50 READ A: IF A=256 THEN 70 110 PRINT "SAVE COMPLETE. CHECK :REM*228 

:REM*140 DRIVE FOR ERRORS" :REM*1 34 170 DATA 74,86,82,158,2,74,86,8 

60 POKE I,A:I=I+1 ;GOTO 50 120 DATA 74,86,82,124,21,74,86, 2 :REM*43 

:REM*41 82 :REM*36 180 DATA 48,2,256 :REM*236 ■ 



112 RUN' ■ DKCKMBLR 1988 



Type-in 
Troubles? 

Troubleshooting tips for' entering listings. 



YOU HAVE TYPED IN A RUN PROGRAM mid arc 
having some problems getting it to run. After ;i while, 
you feel like oilling for help, but since we're no! next 
dour, it's expensive to rail lis. But we can share our 
experiences with you. Having heard from many users 
over the years about their difficulties with typing in 
listings, we've identified a few recurring problems that 
plague many people but are easy to fix. So read on 
and see if vour problem is one of these. If so, perhaps 
the answers will help you find and correct the difficulty. 

• You get an Out of Data in Line xxx message. This 
means that a program line was reading from Data 
Statements and reached the end of the data before it 
was done reading. There are two possible problems. 

One might be with the line that reads the data, usually 
a Foe... Next loop. Make sure you have the proper 
values for the loop, because if the listing has a loop of 
to 150 and you've typed to KM), you'll get the "Out 
of Data" message. If the loop is correct, then the 
problem lies in (he Data statements themselves. One 
possibility is that you omitted a whole line of data. 
That's easy enough to find and correct. More likely, 
you may have skipped one or more individual data 
items or typed in a period instead of a comma, which 
causes two data values to be read as one number. Check 
your typing carefully against [he listing. 

• You get an Illegal Quantity Error in Line xxx. That 
means that you've read a number from a Data 
statement and tried to Poke it into a memory address. 
The error occurs because the number is larger than 
255 (the largest value a memory address can contain), 
which means that somewhere in your Data statements 
you've made an error by typing in a number larger 
than 255. Again, this is easy to check for and correct. 
Jus) look in your Data statements for a number larger 
than 255, You might have added an extra digit, or 
perhaps you ran two numbers together (23456 instead 
of 234,56). 

• You get a Syntax Error in Line xxx. This could be 
almost anything. What it tells you is that there is 
something wrong in the indicated line. Usually you've 
misspelled a Basic keyword or omitted some required 
character. List the line and examine it carefully. 

• You get an Error in Data message. This occurs in 
programs that add up all the data as read, and, when 
finished, compares that sum with what it should be if 
all the data were typed in correctly. If it isn't (he same, 
it means an error somewhere in typing the Data 
statements. Go back and check the data carefully, 
correct the mistake(s), save the new version and try- 
again. 

Finally, we urge everyone who intends to type in one 
of our listings to use/JCWs Checksum program, which 
is printed in each issue. This nifty little program will 
help you avoid every mistake we mentioned above, 
except that it won't detect the omission of a line. ■ 

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CHECKSUM 64/1 28 - B013 KODADEK 
=3328:IF PEEK< 40960 1THEN MO=64;SA=4 

1 6 9:READB:CK=CK*B:POKE SA+I,B:NEXT 
51 THENPRINT"DATA ERROR! ":END 
0,2 40:POKESA+111 , 38: POKESA+1 40, 234 
(147)STR$(MO)" RUN CHECKSUM" : PRINT 
TOGGLE ON OR OFF, SYS"SA:IF MO=128 

,124: POKESA+ 15,165: POKESA+25 , 1 24 : PO 

65 

, 20:POKESA+4t ,21 : POKESA+1 23,205 :P0K 

89 

,1NT(SA/256):SYS SA:NEW 

,162,24,160,13,173,4,3,201 ,24,208,4 

160,67,142,4,3,140 

,88,96,32,13,67,152,72,169,0,141 ,0, 

176,133,180,166,22 

,23,134,167,132,168,170,189,0,2,240 

48,144,7,201 ,58,176 

32, 208, 240, 189, 0,2, 240, 42, 201, 32,20 

180,240,31 ,201 ,34 

,6, 165, 180, 73,1, 133, 180, 2 30, 176, 164 

,167,24,125,0,2,133 

,165,168,105,0,133,168,136,208,239, 

209,169,42,32,210 

,165,167,69,168,170,169,0,32,50,142 

32,210,255,32,210 

,169,13,32,210,255,104,168,96,104,1 

,240,255,104,168 

56,32,240,255,138,72,152,72,24,162, 

32,240,255,169 

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POKESA+39 




ESA+1 24,1 


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110 


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160 


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232,208, 


170 


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